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The plan known as the surge, included a new strategy to combat insurgency. The plan called for troops to
stay in their bases and fight the war from a distance.
leave their bases and take over the leadership of the Iraqi military.
leave their bases and work more closely with the Iraqi population.
stay in their bases and work more closely with the Iraqi population.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
leave their bases and work more closely with the Iraqi population.

The surge shifted to a counterinsurgency "clear, hold, build" approach, sending more troops into neighborhoods to protect and win over the population rather than fighting from distant bases.