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Japan to Send Defense Troops to Iraq

Japan's cabinet votes to send up to 600 non-combat troops to Iraq to aid in the country's reconstruction. The move is unpopular among Japanese citizens, the majority of whom were against the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Hear NPR's Rob Gifford.

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