10-12-2004, 01:20 PM
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WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 11: The Bush administration plans to delay major assaults on rebel-held cities in Iraq until after US elections in November, say administration officials, mindful that large-scale military offensives could affect the US presidential race.
Pentagon officials say they will not try to retake cities such as Fallujah and Ramadi?where insurgents? grip is strongest and US military casualties could be the greatest. ??When this election?s over, you?ll see us move very vigorously,?? said one senior official involved in strategic planning. ??Once you?re past the election, it changes the political ramifications?? of a large-scale offensive, the official said.
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U.S. Steps Up Iraq Attacks Before Ramadan
47 minutes ago Top Stories - AP
By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops went on the offensive from the gates of Baghdad to the Syrian border Tuesday, pounding Sunni insurgent positions from the air and supporting Iraqi soldiers in raids on mosques suspected of harboring extremists.
American and Iraqi forces launched the operations ahead of Ramadan, expected to start at week's end, in an apparent attempt at preventing a repeat of the insurgent violence that took place at the start of last year's Muslim holy month.
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...q_041012184422
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