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	<title><![CDATA[Prolonging The Inevitable]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sgt-john-bruhns/prolonging-the-inevitable_b_100943.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Once again the U.S. military is conducting major combat operations in Baghdad's <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0509/p25s15-wome.html">Sadr City </a>slum. Urban street fighting, daytime air strikes, refugees fleeing, the whole 9 yards. The targets are Shiite extremists who have been killing our troops and obstructing the so-called progress of a freely elected Iraqi government. Oh yeah, we are winning but we have to do this sort of thing from time to time -- no biggie.</p>

<p>So for the foreseeable future the violence rages on, US...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-05-17T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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