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 | | Polish Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz said keeping troops there longer would support "the growing democratization of life" in Iraq after the country's constitutional referendum and parliamentary elections. |
 | | Marcinkiewicz conceded it was "a very difficult decision." The deployment, which has cost the lives of 17 Polish soldiers, is unpopular with the public. |
 | | Marcinkiewicz said the decision also came upon appeals from U.S. leaders, and considering the United Nations Security Council's extension last summer of its mission in Iraq. |
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