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Petraeus calls Israel a 'vital strategic ally'
The David Petraeus saga continues. Petraeus, who is continuing his efforts to refute comments attributed to him by former Arafat aide Mark Perry in a blog post last month, told the Woodrow Wilson Center on Tuesday that "Israel is - has been, is and will be a - an important strategic ally of the United States." Petraeus referred to the above episodes in his address Wednesday, saying, "I think