According to interviews with several senior Army officers , who were granted anonymity because their bosses ' discussions were confidential , General Casey wanted to build up operations along the border between Iraq and Syria , as well as the Euphrates River Valley , to make it harder for suicide bombers to infiltrate and explode themselves in Baghdad during the elections .
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