U.S. News Pentagon Correspondent Anna Mulrine reports that the April spike in deaths among soldiers in Iraq has not come as a surprise to U.S. military officials. Since the "surge" of troops into Baghdad was announced, the Pentagon has been working hard to brace the American public for the higher death tolls it expected to accompany a new mission for soldiers and marines in Iraq--namely, an emphasis on Americans providing security for Iraqi citizens in embattled neighborhoods.
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