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U.S. Troops in Iraq: Crunching the Numbers

Nearly 13,000 National Guard members are preparing to go to Iraq as part of the surge in American troops promised by President Bush. Current U.S. military deployment in Iraq is 145,000 troops, a slow and gradual increase from January of this year. Host Alex Chadwick speaks with Los Angeles Times reporter Peter Spiegel.

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