In a briefing for reporters , Lt. Gen. John F. Sattler , a senior aide to the Joint Chiefs of Staff , said the Baghdad operation had been constrained because the Iraqi government had not allowed American and Iraqi troops to '' go in and neutralize Sadr City , '' the base for the Mahdi Army .
Baghdad
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John F. Sattler
ORGANIZATION
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Baghdad
LOCATION
Sadr City