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U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and Commander Multinational Forces Iraq U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus answer questions from the press in Baghdad, March 17, 2008.

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U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and Commander Multinational Forces Iraq U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus answer questions from the press in Baghdad, March 17, 2008.

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