US troops out of Iraqi cities? Think again

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by Kelley B. Vlahos

06/11/09

Just last week, within a 48-hour news period, readers were treated to two diametrically opposed headlines, one touting ‘U.S. Forces Out of Iraqi Cities by June 30,’ the other, the very next day, ‘U.S. Wants Sadr City Base Open After Deadline.’ Both quote U.S. military brass directly, albeit two different generals, but the whipsawing here suggests someone up top is taking it for granted that Americans — particularly that flighty media — aren’t paying much attention to Iraq at all. So, through the din, lazy heads fix upon the first, less controversial of the two contradictory headlines, which affirms what the president wants to the world to hear: that the U.S. is getting out of Iraqi cities by the end of the month. Except it isn’t entirely true...

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