On the recordNovember 29, 2011
The fact of the matter is when the surge was undertaken, it was designed to tamp down violence to give some breathing room for the Iraqis, Sunni, Shia, the Kurds to do political reconciliation.
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congress.govBrian Higgins: “The fact of the matter is when the surge was undertaken, it was designed to tamp down violence to give some breathing…”
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Higgins discusses the need for political reconciliation in Iraq before developing a legitimate police force.
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