Casey: Iraq war becoming internal fight

[ECH1969]

The conflict in Iraq is changing from a fight against U.S.-led coalition forces to an internal struggle for political and economic power, the top U.S. general in Iraq told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday.

Gen. George Casey acknowledged the security situation has become more difficult in the past few months, and said Iraqi leaders must find common ground on key issues if progress is to be made.

"We're starting to see this conflict here transition from an insurgency against us to a struggle for the division of political and economic power among the Iraqis," Casey told the AP.

Maj. Gen. Bashar Mahmood Ayoub, commander of the 9th Iraqi army, said the situation has deteriorated in recent months. "These days, the violence is worse and the politicians are not supporting us," Ayoub told the AP. He said it was up to political leaders to resolve the security situation, adding that the army could do nothing further for now.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4204480.html

[tk2kewl]

1. It's not a civil war... it's an internal fight.

:freak:

[bluerum]

5. Struggle. Internal struggle. nt..

[VegasWolf]

2. Meanwhile Bush, Cheney, and Rice continue to parse the term "civil war".

[mike_c]

3. whew, that's a relief....

And all this time we thought it was a civil war.

[bemildred]

4. Does this loon know what that means?

It means they think we are beaten and it's time to start squabbling over the spoils.

[georgialiberal1]

6. Iraq division

Who's idea was it to divide Iraq into three parts?  All of
them wouldn't be friendly to us but maybe they'd stop killing
each other and us.  Anyone know?  Info?

[ECH1969]

8. They will fight to death over the oil

The Sunnis have no oil in their parts of Iraq and the Shia and Kurds do.

The Sunnis will fight to the death rather then being cut out.

[Auntie Bush]

7. Now bush has a reason to pull the troops out for his October surprise.

[RedEarth]

9. Well, I'm damn glad it's not a civil war........

[HuffleClaw]

10. *snicker* he means a civil war

should be real funny to see what other cute phrases they can come up with.

[Javaman]

11. Becoming? hell I live in Austin Texas and I knew 3 years ago

this was a civil war.

one more pig.