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In the absence of orders, figure out what they should have been and execute aggressively.

— David Petraeus

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Political progress will only take place if sufficient security exists.

There are no easy choices. The way ahead will be very hard.

Iran, as we have already discussed, has carried out very, very harmful activities inside Iraq. Funding, trainings, arming and, in some cases, even directing the activities of the special groups associated with the Jaish al-Mahdi and the Sadr Militia.

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