Experts Call for New War Tactics: ; Some Say U.S. Needs to Fight Iraqi Insurgents in a Different Manner

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WASHINGTON - Although negotiations between Iraqis and aides to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to end the violence in Najaf halted Saturday without agreement, the effort itself highlighted the need for the United States to change its old habits in handling insurgencies.

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Experts Call for New War Tactics: ; Some Say U.S. Needs to Fight Iraqi Insurgents in a Different Manner

Tactics honed to mixed results in Cold War-era conflicts are unlikely to work in Iraq, experts say.

"The United States has historically tended to focus ini...

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