Petraeus: Iraqi Leaders Not Making ‘Sufficient Progress’
Gen. David H. Petraeus, in an interview with the Washington Post, states “no one” in the U.S. and Iraqi governments “feels that there has been sufficient progress by any means in the area of national reconciliation,” or in the provision of basic public services.
Some other quotes from the article:
Regarding recent upswing in violence:
“I don’t see an enormous uptick projected right now. What you have seen is some sensational attacks, there’s no question about that.”
Possible reason for unswing in violence:
And Petraeus said U.S. commanders could not discount the possibility that insurgents “know the April testimony is coming up.”
And how long can we fund this???
The United States is now paying 88,000 members of the Awakening $300 a month to take part in the neighborhood patrols.
Full article at the Washington Post
