“New Dawn” in Iraq

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Justin Fishel

“New Dawn” in Iraq

February 19, 2010 - 11:38 AM by: Justin Fishel



At the request of Gen. Raymond Odierno (top general in Iraq), Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has approved changing the name of the mission in Iraq from "Operation Iraqi Freedom" to "Operation New Dawn", a senior defense official tells Fox.

According to a memo signed by Secretary Gates this new name better fits with the Security Agreement the US has with Iraq. "Aligning the name change with the change of mission sends a strong signal that Operation Iraqi Freedom has ended and our forces are operating under a new mission", Gates wrote.

The name change takes effect on Sep 1 2010.
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Source: http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/02/19/new-dawn-in-iraq/?test=latestnews
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