Rumsfeld backed pullback in Iraq
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U.S. forces attacked insurgent bases in Iraq on Sunday as a leaked memo from the man who sent them there revealed that Donald Rumsfeld believes their strategy is not working and it may be better to reduce troop numbers.
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Military commander in Iraq says call for withdrawal would represent 'a giant step backwards'.
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San Salvador, El Salvador -- Iraq can learn from the recent history of El Salvador, a country wrecked by civil war that has developed into a stable democracy and close US ally, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Thursday.
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In an interview billed as his first since leaving the top Pentagon post, Donald Rumsfeld calls Afghanistan "a big success," but says U.S. efforts in Iraq are hampered by the failure of Iraq's government to establish a foundation for democracy.
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[World News]: Baghdad, Dec 24 : US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Friday visited US troops at a main base outside the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah, a hotbed of insurgency.
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US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is the target of increasing criticism from his own Republican camp, but the White House voiced its continued support for the Pentagon chief on Thursday.
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KUWAIT CITY -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld expressed hope yesterday, but did not explicitly predict, that US troops would be out of Iraq by the end of President Bush's second term.
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Kuwait City -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld expressed hope Monday, but did not explicitly predict, that American troops would be out of Iraq by the end of President Bush&#39;s second term.
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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yesterday the number of troops in Iraq could be cut after the January elections in that country.
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CAMP FALLUJAH, Dec 24: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld vowed America would prevail in Iraq even as he admitted &quot;setbacks&quot; during a surprise Christmas Eve visit to raise the morale of US troops in the country.
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We&#39;re used to hearing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld answer questions about things that went wrong in Iraq by saying they went right.
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ARBIL, Iraq  - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld,  calling the Iraq war a test of wills with insurgents, told  Iraqi security forces on Sunday protecting their nation's  sovereignty was their duty.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday he backed a brief pause in U.S. troop cuts in Iraq once an initial pullout of five combat brigades has been completed in July.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today that he expected American troops to withdraw from Iraq within four years, but he cautioned that any final decision hinged on
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on  Tuesday rejected criticism of a plan to remove U.S. troops from  Europe and Asia, saying the United States had no intention of  abandoning allies to establish a "Fortress America."
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua  - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, under fire from critics for his handling of Iraq, on Tuesday vigorously defended the U.S. war on terrorism and ruled out negotiation with Muslim extremists.
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Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a surprise farewell visit to American troops in Iraq and told them U.S. forces must stay until the enemy is defeated.