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Iraqis Say Surge Has Failed

Also, 60% say attacks against US forces are justified

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 10, 2007 9:10 AM CDT

(Newser) – Seventy percent of Iraqis say that the troop surge has made things worse, and 60% say attacks against US troops are justified, according to a new poll. The mood may be the most negative since the 2003 invasion. "I think that's a damning critique... Read full story »

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