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Fri 03 Mar 2007New US commander in Iraq says there can be no military solutionIRAQ:The new American commander in Iraq said yesterday that military force alone would not end the violence without political reconciliation, adding that US troop reinforcements would probably stay "well beyond the summer".Gen David Petraeus, at his first news conference since he took command last month, said it was critical that Shia prime minister Nuri al-Maliki engage some militant groups in peace talks to end the bloodshed threatening to tear Iraq apart.