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To: LindyBill who wrote (41396)4/29/2004 12:30:51 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 793858
 
Remember this date. We just caved. This will be trumpeted to the skies as a win for the bad guys.

Deal to End Falluja Standoff Is Announced; 10 Americans Killed
By JOHN KIFNER and KIRK SEMPLE - NYT

Published: April 29, 2004

ALLUJA, Iraq, April 29 — American military officials said today that a new Iraqi security force made up of former Iraqi soldiers and commanders will replace the American troops now in Falluja and assume responsibility for the city's security.

The new force, known as the Falluja Protection Army, will include as many as 1,000 Iraqi soldiers led by a former general from the army of Saddam Hussein, American military officials said. A Marine commander, Col. Brennan Byrne, said the force will be a subordinate command of the American military, according to news services........
nytimes.com