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Monday, January 29, 2007 12:00 AM

Hawks knock surge plan's command structure

Buried in the Bush escalation plan is a who's-in-charge nightmare that violates U.S. military doctrine. Now even John McCain and Frederick Kagan are balking.
By Mark Benjamin

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  • Sunday, January 28, 2007 07:03 PM

    What worries me is...

    ...that the dual command structure allows our soldiers to be put in harm's way by a leaky, corrupt Iraqi chain of command.

    —mhellman Read mhellman's other letters

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