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Petraeus Visits Sadr City

U.S. Army Multi-National Force - Iraq Commander Gen. David H. Petraeus waves to Iraqi citizens as he and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih walk through a Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad, June 4, 2008. Petraeus is visiting Baghdad to observe the clean up and reconstruction efforts of Task Force Gold Operations at Joint Security Station Sadr City.

U.S. Army Capt. Eric Oksenvaag and an Iraqi soldier provide security for Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and U.S. Army Multi-National Force - Iraq Commander Gen. David H. Petraeus as they walk through a Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad, June 4, 2008.

U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, Multinational Force - Iraq commander, and Lt. Col. Bryan Eifler, commander of the 6th Infantry Battalion's 1st Brigade, Task Force Regular, discuss projects that Task Force Gold has completed in the Thawra 1 and 2 areas of the Sadr City district of Baghdad, during a visit to Joint Security Station, June 4, 2008.

An Iraqi soldier provides security along with U.S. Soldiers while Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, Multi-National Force - Iraq Commander, walk through the Thawra 1 neighborhood of the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, June 4, 2008.

U.S. Army Soldiers and Iraqi soldiers provide security for U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, Multi-National Force - Iraq Commander, and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih as they walk through the Thawra 1 neighborhood of the Sadr City district of Baghdad after visiting Task Force Gold Operations at Joint Security Station Sadr City June 4, 2008.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lorie Jewell, Multinational Forces - Iraq photographer, helps an Iraqi boy practice his English phone etiquette before rejoining an entourage led by U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, Multinational Force - Iraq commander, and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih as they walk through Sadr City, Baghdad, June 4, 2008.

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, Multinational Force - Iraq commander, thanks the U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines during his visit to the Joint Security Station in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, June 4, 2008.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, Multinational Force - Iraq command sergeant major, thanks the U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines during his visit to the Joint Security Station in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, June 4, 2008.

U.S. Army Multinational Force - Iraq Commander Gen. David H. Petraeus exchanges gifts with Jamaa Hussen Said Han, who oversees volunteers working in the wholesale section of Jameela Market, while visiting Joint Security Station Sadr City, Baghdad, June 4, 2008.

U.S. Army Multi-National Force - Iraq Commander Gen. David H. Petraeus waves to Iraqi citizens as he and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih walk through a Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad, June 4, 2008. Petraeus is visiting Baghdad to observe the clean up and reconstruction efforts of Task Force Gold Operations at Joint Security Station Sadr City.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young