Posted on 05/02/2007 4:58:59 PM PDT by SandRat
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2007 The ongoing surge of U.S. and Iraqi security forces into Baghdad and parts of western Iraq is designed to tamp down insurgent violence and provide enough time for the fledgling government to sort out pressing political issues, the senior U.S. diplomat in Iraq said yesterday.
Security buys time, Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker told reporters at a Baghdad news conference. However, he emphasized, any improvement in security must go hand-in-hand with Iraqi government efforts to bring together disaffected elements of the population, namely the Sunnis and Shiites. |
Damn straight, Rat.
I may be a little late on this, Fox had it as breaking news from the Pentagon earlier. The Iraqi parliament is supposed to be taking a two month summer vacation. The Bush Administration is against this with the surge going on. I’m concerned about the impact on our troops. Pres. Bush had advised the Iraqi government that the surge needed certain items passed by the Iraqi parliament in regards to stopping militias, etc.
Actually, the less the politicians interfere with the military operations, the better.
I wish our congress would work about 2 weeks out of the year.
The Surge is Working
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
Good point there about our congress.
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