Article: ME GEN Iraq Abizaid Bombing

JIM KRANE, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
03-04-2006
Dateline: DOHA, Qatar
Iraq can expect more bombings like the one that destroyed a Shiite Muslim shrine last week, U.S. Central Command chief Gen. John Abizaid said Saturday.

Abizaid blamed al-Qaida terrorists in Iraq for the blast and said it marked a clear _ and successful _ change in tactics for the terrorist group that was effective in their campaign to ignite civil war.

"They got more of a reaction from that than they had hoped for," Abizaid told The Associated Press in Qatar, a few minutes after returning from a two-day trip to Iraq, where he discussed the bombing's implications with top U.S. and Iraqi leaders, including Prime ...

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