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Military Officers Say They Can't Win in Iraq

From Knight -Ridder newspapers via Truthout:

A growing number of senior American military officers in Iraq have concluded that there is no long-term military solution to an insurgency that has killed thousands of Iraqis and more than 1,700 U.S. military personnel during the past two years.

Instead, officers say, the only way to end the guerrilla war is through Iraqi politics -- an arena that so far has been crippled by divisions between Shiite Muslims, whose coalition dominated the January elections, and Sunni Muslims, who are a minority in Iraq but form the base of support for the insurgency.

This comes as absolutely no surprise to anyone but the administration and those whose mantra are the daily Republican talking points. Watching Connected on MSNBC yesterday and one of the guests quoted an officer to which the other guest hollered "that is ridiculous." Obviously, he is too busy memorizing talking points to actually watch the news or listen to press conferences. He must have been in makeup.

posted by niteskolar @ 9:51 AM