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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld responds to a reporter's question during a Pentagon news briefing on Feb. 28, 2003. Rumsfeld commented on the difficulty in predicting the numbers of troops that might be required to occupy and maintain order in a post-war Iraq. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force, joined Rumsfeld at the briefing to give reporters an operational update.

Secretary Rumsfeld gives reporters an operational update during a Pentagon news briefing.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld responds to a reporter's question during a Pentagon news briefing on Feb. 28, 2003. Rumsfeld commented on the difficulty in predicting the numbers of troops that might be required to occupy and maintain order in a post-war Iraq. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force, joined Rumsfeld at the briefing to give reporters an operational update.

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