Petraeus said he plans to stop US troop withdrawals in July due to fragile security gains. A new outbreak in violence -- including the deaths of 11 American service personnel in the past 48 hours -- has thrust Iraq back among the top concerns of war-weary American voters ahead of the November election. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.