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Mon Nov-01-04 08:44 AM
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Fresh troops arrive in Iraq ahead of assault (MSNBC) |
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Iraqi PM says plans for Fallujah offensive in final phase
Preparations for Fallujah assault in 'final phase'
Iraq’s interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, warned on Sunday that efforts to peacefully resolve the standoff in Fallujah have entered their “final phase” and that his patience is running short.
In a speech that seemed aimed at preparing the Iraqi public for an onslaught, Allawi warned of civilian casualties, saying that if he orders an assault, it would be with a “heavy heart,” because “there will be some loss of innocent lives.”
“But I owe, owe it to the Iraqi people to defend them from the violence and the terrorists and insurgents,” he said.
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Funny - I can't remember seeing preparations for a major assault linger around in the headlines for so many days. Something tells me all this talk of preparations and "final phase" and "ultra-final, almost-gonna-attack phase" is not directed toward Fallujah insurgents so much as the American people; to wit, that we should feel anxious and not particularly like "changing horses mid-stream."
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