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|date=September 15, 2006
|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/15/opinion/15moulton.html
|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/15/opinion/15moulton.html
|quote="Both problems with our current strategy — not waiting for Iraqi forces to be ready, and consolidating our bases at the expense of classic counterinsurgency tactics like small adviser teams — emanate from the overriding concern for bringing the troops home."
|quote="While consolidating bases is a short-term way to reduce troop requirements, fielding more adviser teams will eventually allow more Americans to come home. American troops embedded with the Iraqis they train usually require less support than conventional units; many rely on the Iraqis for food, shelter and basic defenses. Green Berets in 12-man teams have already replaced entire battalions of conventional forces in some Iraqi cities."
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Latest revision as of 15:30, October 10, 2006

This is an opinion item.

Author(s) Seth Moulton
Source The New York Times
Date September 15, 2006
URL http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/15/opinion/15moulton.html
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Quotes-start.png "While consolidating bases is a short-term way to reduce troop requirements, fielding more adviser teams will eventually allow more Americans to come home. American troops embedded with the Iraqis they train usually require less support than conventional units; many rely on the Iraqis for food, shelter and basic defenses. Green Berets in 12-man teams have already replaced entire battalions of conventional forces in some Iraqi cities." Quotes-end.png

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