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U.S. military: Victory no longer an option in Iraq.

By Amanda Terkel on May 22, 2006 at 5:34 pm

“The U.S. military is already gearing up for this outcome [long-term 'containment' of violence], but not for ‘victory’ any longer. It is consolidating to several ‘superbases‘ in hopes that its continued presence will prevent Iraq from succumbing to full-flown civil war and turning into a failed state.”

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