Abizaid warns against timetable for Iraq pullout
Gen John Abizaid told the Senate Armed Services Committee delaying a troop withdrawal is essential to prevent a surge in Baghdad violence within four to six months. He urged maintaining current troop levels and expanding advisory teams with Iraqi forces while negotiations adapt to a new Democratic Congress.
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In Washington Trent Lott ousted rival Lamar Alexander to win the Republican whip position, edging Alexander 25-24 after a late lobbying push. The Tennessee senator, a veteran dealmaker, returns as the GOP's second in command behind Mitch McConnell as the party shapes its strategy in a split Senate.
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