"I don't think there will be a significant shift at the beginning of the year," he said. "There will be some change in how we are doing business. But I think we will be able to handle the shift without too much of a problem."

A man sits at the site of a bombing in the al-Amil neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec....

A man sits at the site of a bombing in the al-Amil neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. Iraqi police said at least one civilian has been killed and five others wounded in the blast when of a bomb attached to a minibus exploded. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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