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U.S. commanders see mix of successes, unexpected setbacks.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Juan O. Tamayo
CAMP LIBERTY U.S. MARINE HEADQUARTERS, Iraq _ Twelve days into the war against Iraq, commanders say they are pleased with how well soldiers and Marines have done on the battlefield, seizing vital bridges, crossing the Euphrates River and racing toward Baghdad at breakneck speed.
But they also acknowledge that armed resistance has been much bloodier and more determined than expected and that that has meant diverting thousands of troops from the assault on Baghdad to fighting rear-guard actions in the south.
Just shy of two weeks into the war, commanders believe the positives are these:
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