LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) – Republican Sen. John McCain warned the White House on Tuesday against being overly optimistic the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi will turn the tide in Iraq and said he believed more U.S. troops were needed.

“I think that some of their optimism is understandable, but I hope that it doesn’t turn into irrational exuberance because … it is still very long, very hard, very tough,” McCain told the Financial Times in an interview.
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I’ll try to tone down my exuberance.

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