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| Though President Bush declared an end to major combat operations in
| Iraq on May 1, scattered combat actions in the country continue, as
| evidenced by recent hostile-fire deaths, according to the commanding
| general of U.S. forces in Iraq. Lt. Gen. David McKiernan, commander of
| Coalition Joint Task Force-7, said during a Baghdad press conference
| that attacks on U.S. Soldiers are not criminal activities, but acts of
| combat, and they will be addressed with every means at the
| U.S. forces' disposal. MORE
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Our prez is not exactly in step with what's real. Again.

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