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Increased troops, Iranian agents, and Iraqi refugees.

Hello again, I'm Oman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

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Despite objections from Congress, President Bush said again today he's the decision maker who will not modify his plans for Iraq.

He also confirmed his order to capture or kill Iranian agents, thought to be threatening American troops in Iraq.

On To the Point, those stories, and the growing number of refugees from Iraqi violence and

sectarian cleansing.

Some two million have already left the country, and the ongoing exodus is 40 to 50,000 a month.

But just 466 have been allowed to immigrate to the United States.

We'll compare that to what happened during and after the Vietnam War. First, here's the news.

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Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Hello again, Mormon-Aulney. Back with To the Point, the Iraq War is now

producing the wave of refugees that was predicted before the invasion. Between 40 and 50,000 a month

are leaving the country. On To the Point, why have just 466 been allowed into the United States?

How does that compare to Vietnam?

First, this news update, the Senate today confirmed General David Petraeus, President Bush's choice as his new Iraq commander.

The vote was unanimous, but objections from both parties have not changed the president's mind about increasing troops in Iraq.

In that I'm the decision maker, I had to come up with a way forward that recluded disaster.

Or that I had to think about what's likely to work.

I've listened a lot to members of Congress. I've listened carefully to their suggestions.

And I have picked the plan that I think is most

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