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02 July 2009
Troops Told To Stop Taliban Pursuit If Civilians Are At Risk
Assuming the news media has got this right, I do believe we've just telegraphed a successful strategy to the bad guys.
[McClatchy Newspapers, mcclathchydc.com, July 1, 2009] Beginning Thursday, U.S. troops in Afghanistan will be under orders to back down when they’re chasing Taliban fighters whenever they think that civilians might be at risk.
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