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(AP) - Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann
caused a stir when she told the St. Cloud Times that Iran has a
plan to partition Iraq and turn half of the country into a
"terrorist haven."

      Now she says she meant that Iran and other enemies of the United
States want a divided Iraq, but that she knows of no actual plan.

Bachmann, a Republican representing Minnesota's 6th District, made her latest comments in an
op-ed piece posted on the Star Tribune of Minneapolis' Web site.

      Bachmann says she meant that America's adversaries are in
agreement that a divided Iraq benefits their objective to expel
America from the region, resulting in Iraq being a safe haven for
terrorists.

      Bachmann told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that
she had not meant to suggest in her initial comments that a written
agreement was in place for the partition of Iraq. She conceded that
she could have been more precise.

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Bachmann: Iran has plan to turn part of Iraq into terrorist haven

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has clarified the controversial comments she made recently about Iran having a plan to take over half of Iraq and turn it into a terrorist haven. She says now she meant that Iran wants a divided Iraq, but that she knows of no actual plan.


Bachmann clarifies comments about Iran

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