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Transcript: SITUATION IN IRAQ:JOHN ABIZAID
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- Congressional Testimony
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- November 15, 2006
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Congressional Testimony
11-15-2006
Statement of John Abizaid Commander, U.S. Central Command United States
Army Committee on House Armed Services November 15, 2006 Chairman Hunter,
Congressman Skelton, Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity
to testify today. I refer the committee to my 3 August opening statement
where I outlined the broader strategic dangers to United States interests
in the Middle East. Indeed the dangers outlined in that statement; al Qaida`s
extremist ideology, hegemonistic revolutionary Iranian ambitions, and the
corrosive effect of continued Palestinian - Israeli confrontation represent
major dangers to international peace and security for several decades to
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