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There really is no particularly informative historical precedent for Gen. David Petraeus’ upcoming public assessment of Iraq.

Perhaps we are entering new historical terrain, where the commanding general’s pivotal strategic gambit is a media event.

And media event it is. With its certain long-term global import and short-term political impact, Petraeus’ report meets a hustling television exec’s primal requirement: drama.

When the spotlight strikes his face and he begins to speak, we will witness drama in large letters.

No one, however, should confuse the general’s appearance with entertainment.

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