Marine Corps commandant says he dropped his proposal for shifting Marines to Afghan war

Thursday, December 6, 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top Marine general said Wednesday that Defense Secretary Robert Gates has rejected his proposal to shift Marine forces from Iraq to Afghanistan, reflecting in part the Bush administration's concern that recent security gains in Iraq are fragile and reversible.

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