On the recordJanuary 9, 2007
He did not want more U.S. troops. He did not want more U.S. troops in the heart of Baghdad. That's what he's going to get.
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transcripts.cnn.comJohn Burns: “He did not want more U.S. troops. He did not want more U.S. troops in the heart of Baghdad. That's what he's going to…”
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John Burns explains that Prime Minister Maliki did not want more U.S. troops in Baghdad, yet that is what is happening.
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