Rumsfeld: U.S. Troops Can Leave Before Iraq Peaceful
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The United States does not have to  wait until Iraq "is peaceful and perfect" before it begins to  withdraw military troops from that troubled country, Defense  Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Friday.
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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 H. Rumsfeld on Saturday praised the work of an Army brigade whose one-year tour in Iraq was extended just as they prepared to return home, and said he saw no reason for the soldiers or their families to be angry at him.
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US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the United States faces a &quot;test of wills&quot; with insurgents in Iraq. During a previously unannounced visit, Mr.
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MOSUL, Iraq -- US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited wounded soldiers and brought holiday greetings today amid tight security at the air base in northern Iraq where an insurgent&#39;s attack killed 22 people earlier this week.
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The outgoing secretary of defense said American troops should stay in Iraq until the insurgents were defeated.
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BAGHDAD - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is on his first visit to Iraq since its interim government was installed in June. Speaking to 1,500 Marines at an air base he said the insurgent violence is likely
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is in Iraq, a Pentagon spokesman said Saturday.
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KUWAIT CITY - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld expressed hope Monday, but did not explicitly predict, that American troops would be out of Iraq by the end of President Bushâs second term.
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Bearing gifts of praise and encouragement, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a Christmas Eve visit to some of the most dangerous areas of Iraq and told US troops he believes
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BAGHDAD : A key step toward peace in Iraq was taken when the militia of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr agreed to lay down their arms in the capital, as US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said more troops may be needed to ensure safe elections in January.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq on Monday said the number of U.S. troops in Iraq could be cut by next summer to roughly 130,000, its level before this year's "surge" of 30,000 forces, without jeopardizing security improvements.
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Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited Iraq to gauge efforts to calm violence ahead of January elections. &quot;They know they cannot defeat us militarily.
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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits Iraq to thank troops for their efforts, days before leaving office.
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BAGHDAD  - 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.
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MOSUL, Iraq -- US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld visited wounded soldiers and brought holiday greetings on Christmas Eve amid tight security at a military base in northern Iraq where an insurgent's attack killed 14 US troops and eight other people earlier this week.
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The questions from the troops for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld were considerably more friendly on his Christmas Eve visit to Iraq than they were on his previous trip to the region a couple of weeks ago.