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In Iraq, the Shrug of Uncertainty

By David Ignatius
BAGHDAD -- The images for ending America's war in Iraq were appropriately tentative rather than triumphal: The president spoke in Washington of turning a page; the vice president talked here of starting a new chapter; the defense secretary said it was too early even to judge whether the war was worth it. But the politicians and generals who gathered here Wednesday for a transition ceremony agreed... (Read Full Article)

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