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| Understanding General Petraeus's Strategy |
| 2007-06-28 |
| Testimony delivered by Frederick W. Kagan, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, June 27, 2007. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #3 ...a flawed approach to the war in Iraq from 2003 to 2007...keeping the American troop presence in Iraq as small as possible, pushing unprepared Iraqi Security Forces into the lead too rapidly, and using political progress as the principal means of bringing the violence under control. In other words, it is an approach similar to the one proposed by the ISG and by some who are now pushing for political benchmarks and the rapid drawdown of American forces as the keys to success in the war. That last sentence took the words right out of my mouth! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-06-28 12:53 |
| #2 Problem is, h/she has already made up his/her mind, "it just ain't gonna work." It's been interesting watching and being a part of the uproar from the citizens to beat down that immigration bill. Too bad, not enough folks are getting the right information to do the same thing in pushing these Reps & Senators to let this plan has it's chance. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2007-06-28 10:33 |
| #1 Kagan lays it out in terms even a Representative can understand, if s/he is willing to do so. |
| Posted by: lotp 2007-06-28 09:44 |