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Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Long U.S. Air Force role in Iraq seen
Gen. John Jumper, the U.S. Air Force chief of staff, that U.S. warplanes would have to support Iraq's security forces well after ground troops eventually withdraw from the country.

He predicted that U.S. fighter and reconnaissance aircraft would continue flying missions over Iraq for a long time till Iraq is capable of fighting insurgents on their own.

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