Rumsfeld Sees Retaking of Samarra as Model
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Monday portrayed the retaking of the Iraqi city of Samarra over the weekend by US and Iraqi forces as a model for the military
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was  set to meet defense chiefs from about 18 nations aboard a U.S.  aircraft carrier in the Gulf Saturday as the United States  looks to improve the security situation in Iraq with January  elections looming.
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US military officials yesterday said they had regained control over the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, 60 miles north of Baghdad, recording a big
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TIKRIT, Iraq -- One way or another, the US Army and its Iraqi allies will seize the insurgent-held city of Samarra before January's general election, the US Army commander responsible for the city said yesterday.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces tightened their  grip on a rebel-held city on Sunday in the first step of a  campaign to take back all of Iraq but drew complaints about the  cost in lives and suffering.
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US and Iraqi forces captured the Iraqi city of Samarra on Sunday after fierce fighting with Sunni militants. The forces later described the operation as a successful first step in a major push to wrest key
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SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq -- This week's invasion of Fallujah is a direct test of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's yardstick for measuring American success against terrorism: The question is whether US and Iraqi forces can capture or kill more insurgents in the rebel city than are being recruited and deployed elsewhere in Iraq.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Wednesday he is confident NATO nations will provide sufficient peacekeeping troops in Afghanistan, though it may take some prodding.
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BAGHDAD - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, on a surprise visit to Iraq, has predicted that violence will increase ahead of January&#39;s election.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was set to meet defense chiefs from about 18 nations aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Gulf Saturday as the United States looks to improve the security situation in Iraq with January elections looming.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces tightened  their grip on Samarra Saturday, pressing on with one of the  largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein to try to  regain control of the rebel stronghold.
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WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday he is confident the interim Iraqi government will find a way to retake cities now in the hands of insurgents...
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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said Sunday that the United States could begin to withdraw some troops from Iraq beginning early next year, if newly trained Iraqi security forces can shoulder more of the burden.
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The United States may have to adopt more realistic expectations for Iraq, President George W. Bush's choice to become the top U.S. military commander for the Middle East said on Tuesday.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces tightened  their grip on the rebel stronghold of Samarra on Saturday with  one of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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BAGHDAD -- Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, with only days left in office, returned to Washington last night from a surprise farewell visit to US troops in Iraq this weekend, in which he told them the consequences of the war's failure would be "unacceptable."
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  said on Sunday a proposed major realignment of U.S. troops  stationed overseas would take several years and very likely  lead to more forces stationed in the United States with greater  flexibility to meet post-Cold War challenges.