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Despite the arrival this week of reports on progress - or the lack thereof - in Iraq, hard-liners and soft-liners in the United States have already announced their willingness to accept or, more likely, reject any report that does not conform to their preconceived notions. In this rush to condemn without considering the unintended consequences.

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