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Was before the election as well. >> the violence is a concern but also predictable. the iraqis are tough people. i think they will withstand this. it's not the violence that concerns me so much as simply the tough politics of government formation. i think mr. allawi was optimistic when he said a government could be formed in two months. i think the more realistic deadline is the beginning of ramadan at the -- at the start of august. >> but that -- >> so i worry about a decision to have us down to 50,000 troops, perhaps in the same month that a new government is formed. >> and that's an extraor...