Another military officer who doesn’t support the troops. This time it’s Bush’s appointed “Saviour of the Surge,” General Petraeus:
BAGHDAD, March 8 (Reuters) – U.S. and Iraqi security forces cannot solve the problem of violence in Iraq without political action and reconciliation with some militant groups, the U.S. commander in Iraq said on Thursday.
General David Petraeus, in his first news conference in Baghdad since he took command last month, also said he saw no immediate need to request more U.S. troops, but reinforcements already requested would likely stay “well beyond the summer”.
“There is no military solution to a problem like that in Iraq, to the insurgency of Iraq,” Petraeus said.
The additional troops to stay “well beyond summer?” I guess that means to infinity and beyond! Or at least another couple of Friedman units, whichever lasts longest. Not that there’s much difference.
