After winning most seats in a general election a year ago, Ms Livni refused to join a coalition with Mr Netanyahu, partly because he would not negotiate over Jerusalem.
Earlier this month, Mullen told a congressional committee that he is not convinced that coalition forces are winning in Afghanistan.
本月早些时候，马伦在一个国会委员会上说，他不认为联军正在阿富汗取得胜利。
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Bhutto said her Pakistan Peoples Party would participate in the elections in order to force them to be open and to prevent the pro-Musharraf coalition from winning a majority.