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Commander, Multinational Force-Iraq Gen. David Patraeus, U.S. Army, talks to reporters on the current military situation in Iraq during a press briefing in the Pentagon on April 26, 2007.

Gen. David Patraeus talks to reporters.

Commander, Multinational Force-Iraq Gen. David Patraeus, U.S. Army, talks to reporters on the current military situation in Iraq during a press briefing in the Pentagon on April 26, 2007.

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