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U.S., British Commanders Defend War Plan

Ten days into the war in Iraq, U.S. and British senior commanders insist their war strategy is working. Despite weather and logistics problems, commanders say the air campaign has weakened Saddam Hussein's grip on Iraq, and U.S.-led troops have suffered relatively few casualties. Hear NPR's Mike Shuster.

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Mike Shuster is an award-winning diplomatic correspondent and roving foreign correspondent for NPR News. He is based at NPR West, in Culver City, CA. When not traveling outside the U.S., Shuster covers issues of nuclear non-proliferation and weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the Pacific Rim.

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