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US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned the Iraqi leadership in a visit to Baghdad on Thursday that the US commitment to that country is not open-ended. Gates indicated earlier that he wanted to see the Shiite and Kurdish government move with greater speed toward reconciliation with the Sunni Arab population. Like all Bush administration officials, he was obliged by the Karl Rove spin machine to say he thought "progress" was being made in Iraq. I'd hate to see what deterioration would look like if that is true. It isn't progress when nearly 300 Iraqis get blown up or shot in a single day, as happened on Wednesday.
Conveniently placed link to Professor Juan Cole's "insider on Iraq" web site: Informed Comment
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