US advice unheeded in Basra campaign: Petraeus
(AFP)
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US Army General David Petraeus, Commander of American forces in Iraq, speaks to the media during a news conference at the Newseum April 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki disregarded US advice in launching a campaign in Basra last month that plunged Iraqi troops in fighting without adequate preparation, the US commander in Iraq said Friday.(AFP/GETTY IMAGES/File/Alex Wong)
AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki disregarded US advice in launching a campaign in Basra last month that plunged Iraqi troops in fighting without adequate preparation, the US commander in Iraq said Friday. |
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