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'I don't hold the American forces responsible for the al-Hakim assassination,'' he told Al-Jazeera television shortly after the bombing. ''But I hold the coalition forces responsible for security in Iraq. The Americans have taken responsibility for security in Iraq, and I appeal to them to keep the peace.''
However, it's clear Iraqi officials in Najaf both civilian and religious that the American troops were handcuffed to a degree by being kept away from the very places they were blamed for failing to secure.'
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