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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/23/AR2005062300242.htmlRumsfeld Faces Questions on Troops in Iraq
By LIZ SIDOTI
The Associated Press
Thursday, June 23, 2005; 4:21 AM
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats are demanding answers about the future presence of U.S. troops in Iraq as Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld heads to Capitol Hill to testify on progress in training Iraq's own security forces.
The Bush administration contends Iraqis must be able to defend their own country against a lethal insurgency before a timeline for bringing home troops can be considered.
But progress has been slower than expected. In recent weeks, insurgents have increasingly targeted Iraqi security forces. And U.S. casualties, war spending and public skepticism continue to climb, ruffling both Republicans and Democrats.
Rumsfeld, Gen. Richard Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and top U.S. military commanders in Iraq were scheduled to testify Thursday before the Senate and House Armed Services Committees.
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