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  • Redeploying Forces Now Would Embolden Terrorists, Rumsfeld Says

    12/24/2005 12:41:29 PM PST · by SandRat · 3 replies · 237+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | Dec 24, 2005 | Jim Garamone
    MOSUL, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2005 – Withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq now would mean victory for terror and lead to attacks on American interests abroad and at home, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told soldiers here today. Rumsfeld spoke at a dining facility and served Christmas Eve dinner to troops of Multinational Force Northwest at Forward Operating Base Courage here. The secretary said withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq prematurely would lead to attacks on American interests abroad and in the homeland. "The terrorists - emboldened by their victory - would attack us elsewhere in this region and at home in...