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  • U.S. Must Be Patient With Iraqi Progress, Top Marine Says

    11/22/2006 3:28:42 PM PST · by SandRat · 6 replies · 532+ views
    WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2006 -- The Iraqi military is making progress in assuming the security mission in the country, but whether U.S. public opinion will allow the U.S. military to complete the training mission in Iraq is the real question, the Marine Corps commandant said here today. Gen. James T. Conway held a roundtable discussion with the Pentagon press corps. Training Iraqi security forces “is a long, slow process,” Conway said. “Unfortunately, I think the timeline it would take to build a fully capable, competent force – and for us to feel comfortable in stepping away – is longer...