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Article: Is Iraq making political strides?(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- September 10, 2007
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Byline: Howard LaFranchi Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
WASHINGTON -- When Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker give their progress report on Iraq to Congress Monday, much will be said about US military gains since President Bush announced the "surge" of 30,000 additional troops in January. But the main question for US policymakers in judging the surge strategy remains a political one: Did Iraqis use the period of intensified American action to make political gains, especially to further the reconciliation goals for ending sectarian violence? With even General Petraeus saying in a letter to his troops that in this political objective the ...