On the recordOctober 19, 2009
But the surge followed the Sunni awakening. Iraqis in Iraq decided that they were going to take on al Qaeda, whereas they had not in the past.
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transcripts.cnn.comPaul Begala: “But the surge followed the Sunni awakening. Iraqis in Iraq decided that they were going to take on al Qaeda, whereas…”
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Highlighting the difference between the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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