Rumsfeld makes surprise visit to U.S. base in Iraq

Friday, December 24, 2004

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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