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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Michael R. Gordon / The Bulletin
June 29, 2008
WASHINGTON — Soon after U.S. forces toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003, Gen. Tommy Franks surprised senior Army officers by revamping the Baghdad-based military command.
The decision reflected the assumption by Franks, the top U.S. commander for the Iraq invasion, that the major fighting....
