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<p>Au contraire. We didn’t send an extra 30,000 troops to Iraq because violence was declining. We did the surge because violence was spiraling out of control, with 100+ US troops and countless Iraqi civilians being killed each month. As has already been stated, nearly every expert attributes the surge (as well as other factors) to the vast reduction in violence that has occurred. </p>
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<p>Hmm…looks like once again McCain is looking out for the best interests of the country rather than his own interests. Talk about selfless service, but then again Obama wouldn’t know anything about that.</p>