I wonder what the ‘decider’ thinks of this?..

Bush nominee worries Iraq can’t do more

Lute doubts Iraqi government’s ability to assume control of country

Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be Deputy National Security Advisor for Irag and Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON - The Army general picked by President George W. Bush to become his war adviser said Thursday he has serious misgivings about the Iraqi government’s ability to take control of the country, no matter how much pressure the United States applies.

“The question in my mind is not to what extent can we force them or lever them to a particular outcome but rather to what degree do they actually have the capacity themselves to produce that outcome,” Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute said during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

“And if produced or if pressed too hard will we, in turn, end up with an outcome that isn’t really worth the paper it’s written on?” he added.
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“Wake up,” Republican Sen. John Warner said in response to Lute’s suggestion that Americans should be more patient with the embryonic democracy in Baghdad. “We’re paying a heavy price for them to establish this government.”
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“How much more time should we give after four years in Iraq?” asked (panel chairman Sen. Carl) Levin.

Full article at MSNBC.com