Wednesday, August 01, 2007
'Whether it's a true trend or not'
The CSM reports GI fatalities and general violence is down in key areas of Iraq. ... U.S. commanders are right to express caution and to emphasize the need for corresponding political successes in Iraq. ... I don't believe 'victory,' as defined in earlier years, is at all possible. But maybe -- just maybe -- we can clean up some of the mess before we inevitably begin to draw down the current unsustainable troop levels. Let's hope. ...
The CSM reports GI fatalities and general violence is down in key areas of Iraq. ... U.S. commanders are right to express caution and to emphasize the need for corresponding political successes in Iraq. ... I don't believe 'victory,' as defined in earlier years, is at all possible. But maybe -- just maybe -- we can clean up some of the mess before we inevitably begin to draw down the current unsustainable troop levels. Let's hope. ...
