Myers Ties Iraq Progress, Insurgency Loss

[maddezmom]

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says success in defeating militants in Iraq is directly tied to the political process there.

Air Force Gen. Richard Myers told NBC's "Today" show that "progress in the political front is going to be key to progress against the insurgency." And he says that hinges on Sunni Muslims getting and accepting a greater role in the new government.

In the meantime, he says the international community can't give up the fight against militants. He calls the insurgents "savages" and "mass murderers."

Meanwhile, on ABC's "Good Morning America," Myers said the U.S. may begin to withdraw some troops "as Iraqi security forces get better and better." However, he did not specify a timetable.

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more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/05/30/national/w083935D12.DTL

[TexasLawyer]

1. We're never leaving Iraq

We're building 14 permanent bases there, and they will be the staging areas for the US's further wars of aggression in the Middle East.

[maddezmom]

2. from AFP...Myers says approx 2-9 years

not sure what he's smoking :eyes:

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Myers added that recent inroads in the formation of Iraq's fledgling government are a sure sign of success in building a civil society and defeating the insurgents.

"Progress in the political front is going to be key to progress against the insurgency, and its happening," Myer said.

He conceded however that Iraq's insurgency has shown significant staying power, and said it could take years to defeat.

"Some thinks as little as two years, some think as long as nine," Myers said.

He made his remarks as Iraq endures a continued sharp escalation of violence that followed the swearing-in of Iraq's first democratically elected post-Saddam government, and Iraqi authorities press on with "Operation Lightning," a large-scale attempt to halt widespread insurgent attacks in and around Baghdad.

Some 700 people have been killed in attacks in Iraq this month.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050530/pl_afp/usiraqmemorial_050530173708

[bahrbearian]

5. More like 9 years, we can't pump all their oil in 2.

[LynnTheDem]

3. "savages" and "mass murderers." Like "SHOCK & AWE" bombing the

fuck out of a nation that hadn't been doing a damn thing to anyone?

Like holocausting 100,000+ Iraqis, who hadn't been doing a damn thing to anyone when they were "SHOCK & AWE" bombed and invaded & occupied?

THAT kind of "savages and mass murderers"???

[RBHam]

4. Traitors are allowed to speak on national TV?

Poor Benedict Arnold, never got a dinner.