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Pawlenty’s Faulty Reagan History: He Didn’t Use Ground Troops To Overthrow Governments | During an interview with GOP 2012 presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty on NBC’s Meet the Press this morning, host David Gregory noted that Pawlenty has been attacking President Obama for not taking out Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi and asked if he would send ground troops to do it. “Not necessarily,” Pawlenty said, adding, “You look at what President Reagan did for example to remove the governments in certain areas, you don’t necessarily have to send in ground troops.” Watch it:

In 1983, U.S. troops invaded Grenada to overthrow the pro-communist military government there that came to power in a coup.

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Iraq Will Decide On U.S. Troop Extension In Two Weeks | Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said yesterday that Iraq’s fractious political blocs will decide within two weeks whether to ask the United States for a continued troop presence beyond the withdrawal deadline at the end of this year. “We agreed that our brothers in the political parties are to consult their parties and come back again after two weeks with a final stand,” he said. Talibani’s chief of staff said the issue will be delayed until all political parties agree on who will fill the vacant interior and defense minister posts.