Pentagon voices optimism on Iraq's 'tough reality'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday there was reason for optimism in Iraq despite what it called the "tough reality" of a war in which insurgent violence rages unabated and the U.S. military death toll approaches 2,000.
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