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To: areafiftyone
The top American commander in Iraq on Wednesday said U.S.-trained Iraqi security forces were still not ready to take over the counterinsurgency and there was no guarantee they will ever be able to defeat it on their own.

Well, we'll find out if he is correct...

4 posted on 01/26/2005 1:35:58 PM PST by frog_jerk_2004
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To: frog_jerk_2004
"Can I sit here and look you in the eye and say that the Iraqi security forces guaranteed 100 percent are going to be able to defeat this insurgency by themselves? Of course not," Casey said. "From what I've seen in the seven months that I've been here, I believe that we can achieve capable Iraqi security forces over a period of time that can deal with the Iraqi insurgency that's here."

It seems to me the headline is misleading. If you tie his whole statement together it leaves a different, less pessimistic impression.

5 posted on 01/26/2005 1:44:14 PM PST by rightazrain
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