New York Times: The two top American military and diplomatic officials in Iraq conceded today that the Bush administration’s overall strategy in Iraq would remain largely unchanged after the surge in American forces is over next summer, and they made clear their view that the United States would need a major troop presence in Iraq for years to come.
Facing a day of withering questions from two Senate committees, Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker were unable to argue that the heightened troop levels had made more than fragile and transitory progress. Nor could they reassure senators that American efforts could help forge political compromise among battling sectarian groups.
HuffingtonPost.com offers these additional links:
- Senators Press For Answers: Frustrated Biden: When Will US Involvement End?
- Obama: When Do We Say "Enough Is Enough?"
- Hagel: What's It All For?
- Clinton: Testimony Requires "Suspension Of Disbelief"
- Levin: A Litany Of Delusion
- Dodd: Why Believe Iraq Leaders Will "Get Their Act Together" Now?
- McCain: "We've Finally Got It Right"
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