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Article: EDITORIAL: 'Civil war' or not, just find way to bring troops home.(Editorial)
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- Waterloo Courier (Waterloo, IA)
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- November 30, 2006
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Nov. 30--As war rages on in Iraq, the situation here in the United States has suddenly turned to a war of words. Literally.
On Monday's "Today" show, Matt Lauer looked into the camera and explained why NBC has come to the decision to use the words "civil war" when speaking of the situation in Iraq.
"For months the White House rejected claims that the situation in Iraq has deteriorated into civil war," Lauer said. "For the most part news organizations like NBC hesitated to characterize it as such. After careful consideration, NBC News has decided that a change in terminology is warranted, that the situation in Iraq, with armed militarized factions ...