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October 02, 2005
US Generals: US Troops in Iraq part of the problem
Are these unpatriotic US generals trying to hand the insurgency a victory?
The U.S. generals running the war in Iraq presented a new assessment of the military situation in public comments and sworn testimony this week: The 149,000 U.S. troops currently in Iraq are increasingly part of the problem.During a trip to Washington, the generals said the presence of U.S. forces was fueling the insurgency, fostering an undesirable dependency on American troops among the nascent Iraqi armed forces and energizing terrorists across the Middle East.
For all these reasons, they said, a gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops was imperative.
American officials backtracked on their expectations of what the U.S. military can achieve in Iraq months ago. But this week's comments showed that commanders believe a large U.S. force in Iraq might in fact be creating problems as well as solutions.
We liberals have been right about this from the outset. It's taken the military awhile to come around to our way of thinking, but it's apparent that they are. Funny how exercising all of these conservative ideas makes liberals out of so many.
A year ago..."centrist" and conservative blogs would have scoffed at the idea of US command making such statements. When those who have served in this region start coming out with people like Cindy Sheehan in force, the Republicans will still claim they did the right thing.
The question is: how many will still follow them?
Posted by Carla at October 2, 2005 10:01 AM
