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Nothing to see here, keep moving. Everything is fine and dandy and not a problem in the world. This must be what General Pace was talking about when he was on "Meet the Press" chatting about how well everything is going in Iraq. Black is white and white is black.

"It could be a blow that takes a long time to overcome," said Maj. Gen. William G. Webster Jr., commander of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, who oversaw U.S. troops in Baghdad for a year ending in January. "Losing a strong commander for even a little while in Baghdad could cause a further power shift toward what looks like the Shia control of the city."


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