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Article: Bush says Iraqi security forces outnumber US troops in Iraq
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- April 12, 2005
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Bush says Iraqi security forces outnumber US troops in Iraq
WASHINGTON, April 12 (Xinhua) -- US President George W. Bush said
on Tuesday that Iraqi security forces are beefing up as more than
150,000 Iraqi security forces have been trained and equipped.
"Today, more than 150,000 Iraqi security forces have been trained
and equipped, and for the first time, the Iraqi army, police and
security forces now outnumber US forces in Iraq," Bush said to US
soldiers in a military base in Texas.
"Iraq security forces are becoming more self-reliant and taking on
greater responsibilities. And that means that America and its
coalition partners are increasingly playing more of a supporting
role," Bush ...