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Army General John P. Abizaid, chief of the U.S. Central Command stated this past Wednesday that a reduction of forces in Iraq would debilitate efforts to secure the country.

"This level will probably have to be sustained through the spring and then we will reevaluate. I do believe that the secular tensions, if left unchecked, could be fatal to Iraq . . . and the center of the problem is Baghdad. It's the main effort” more

Army General John P. Abizaid, chief of the U.S. Central Command stated this past Wednesday that a reduction of forces in Iraq would debilitate efforts to secure the country.

"This level will probably have to be sustained through the spring and then we will reevaluate. I do believe that the secular tensions, if left unchecked, could be fatal to Iraq . . . and the center of the problem is Baghdad. It's the main effort” more