Rumsfeld Visits U.S. Soldiers in Iraq on Christmas Eve
December 24, 2004 (Press Release) --
Rumsfeld Visits U.S. Soldiers in Iraq on Christmas Eve
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer
MOSUL, Iraq - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, on a surprise Christmas Eve visit with the troops three days after the devastating attack on a U.S. military dining hall here, told soldiers he remained confident of defeating the insurgency and stabilizing Iraq, while noting that to some "it looks bleak."
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer
MOSUL, Iraq - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, on a surprise Christmas Eve visit with the troops three days after the devastating attack on a U.S. military dining hall here, told soldiers he remained confident of defeating the insurgency and stabilizing Iraq, while noting that to some "it looks bleak."
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