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Basra Assault Exposed U.S., Iraqi Limits

BAGHDAD, April 3 -- When Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki launched an offensive in Basra last week, he consulted only his inner circle of advisers. There were no debates in parliament or among his political allies. Senior American officials were notified only a few days before the operation b...
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By Sudarsan Raghavan and Ernesto Londoño

 
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