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Troop Surge Isn't for Iraq, It's for Iran

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Russ Wellen
The great Gareth Porter writes on Antiwar that the surge "is related more to a strategy of increased pressure on Iran than to stabilizing the situation in Baghdad. The troop decision was described as putting the U.S. military in a better position to respond to attacks by Shi'ite forces on U.S troops in retaliation against a possible U.S. strike against Iran."
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Russ Wellen is the nuclear deproliferation editor for OpEdNews. He's also on the staffs of Freezerbox and Scholars & Rogues.

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