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On behalf of these fine young men and women, we certainly regret any perception that they were told what to say. It is not the case.

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In July, he had one assessment. He has an assessment now that could still result in what he said earlier, it could result in no change, it could result in more.

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The tension that the commanders feel between heavy presence and lower footprint is something they're measuring all the time.

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So they've reviewed the standard operating procedures to see if perhaps we could have been more careful in those cases.

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Is there a pattern? Certainly, in recent weeks three helicopters have gone down. Nothing has been ruled in or out in any of those three cases yet.

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We altered the rotations of units during the January election. And I think it's perfectly plausible to assume we'll do the same thing for this election.

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We altered the rotations of units during the January election. And I think it's perfectly plausible to assume we'll do the same thing for this election,

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The allegations were serious and the issue is a serious one. The inspector general concluded that it was much ado about nothing, that the individuals that had made the allegations couldn't substantiate their allegations, and everybody moved on. That matter was thoroughly vetted, and it's closed.

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He's presented a variety of alternative approaches that could occur after the election, but again it's all based on waiting to see how it goes and waiting and watching as we continue to hand over responsibility to the Iraqis,

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We're always looking to see if there are modifications that might be needed to the procedures

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