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U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. John Abizaid (left), U.S. Army, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the progress of Iraqi security forces during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2005. Abizaid accompanied Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (right), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard Myers, U.S. Air Force, and Commanding General of Multi-National Forces in Iraq Gen. George Casey Jr., U.S. Army, in testifying before the committee.

Gen. John Abizaid testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. John Abizaid (left), U.S. Army, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the progress of Iraqi security forces during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2005. Abizaid accompanied Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (right), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard Myers, U.S. Air Force, and Commanding General of Multi-National Forces in Iraq Gen. George Casey Jr., U.S. Army, in testifying before the committee.

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