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Army Gen. John P. Abizaid, commander, U.S. Central Command, answers a reporter's question on the current situation in Iraq during a Pentagon press briefing with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld on Aug. 21, 2003. Abizaid is in Washington to meet with Rumsfeld and other senior DoD leaders.

Gen. Abizaid answers a reporter's question on the current situation in Iraq during a Pentagon press briefing.

Army Gen. John P. Abizaid, commander, U.S. Central Command, answers a reporter's question on the current situation in Iraq during a Pentagon press briefing with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld on Aug. 21, 2003. Abizaid is in Washington to meet with Rumsfeld and other senior DoD leaders.

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