Commanders fear Iraqi forces can't hold areas taken by U.S.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

BAGHDAD -- American military commanders now seriously doubt that Iraqi security forces will be able to hold the ground that U.S. troops are fighting to clear -- gloomy predictions that strike at the heart of Washington's key strategy to turn the tide in Iraq.

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