[PMCarey]

Still, when the dust settles, the record will show that the Army's senior ground commander in Iraq, Lt. Gen. William Wallace, was quoted on the record a week ago saying that the war would likely last longer than expected because of overextended supply lines and unforeseen guerrilla attacks.

If the quote is on the record, provide the complete quote and the context in which it was given - or could it be that the actual quote did not say all that the journalist wanted it to say, and thus has to paraphrase it?

[dark_lord]

The quote was: "The enemy we're fighting is a bit different from the one we war-gamed against."

As far as I know he was absolutely not quoted as saying anything like ...the war would likely last longer than expected because of overextended supply lines and unforeseen guerrilla attacks.. That is something the media created.