Iraqis May Protect Volatile Areas by 2007 (Gen. Pace)

[maddezmom]

ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT - Iraqi Army forces may be able to take over the more volatile regions of their country by the end of this year, as long as they have the equipment and logistical support they need, the top U.S. military commander said Monday.

Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that by year's end the Iraqi army will have recruited all of the units it needs, and the U.S. will have trained "a vast majority of their Army."

"Right now the Iraqis have (control) over half of Baghdad, and Baghdad is a pretty tough neighborhood, so they're certainly capable, regardless of the area, of being in control," Pace said in an interview on a military aircraft en route to Pakistan. "It will be just a matter of time to see what makes sense."

Pace's comments expanded on assertions made late last week by Army Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the second-ranking U.S. commander in Iraq, who said the goal is to have Iraqi security forces in control of 75 percent of the country's territory by the end of the summer.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_iraq_pace;_

Yesterday's comments from Gen. Casey

Gen.: Troops Likely to Stay in Iraq Awhile
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060319/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq_1



Bring them home now!!!

[Webster Green]

1. Right

:rofl:

[rpannier]

2. Then again...maybe not.

But take heart. It could be 2008 or 2009 or the 5th of Never. Who knows. As long as we're making progress...right?

[donco6]

3. Could be 2007, or 5, 8, 10 or 12 years from now.

Thanks, Rummy.

[Oversea Visitor]

4. Nah never happen

1) Cost to equip 1 soldiers very high
2) Logistic support even more expensive

US broke no money
Where to find fund to equip 250,000 troops
Even one grand each is 250 million

Sadly Iraq a big mess no running economy
No tax base nothing
Goverment cant function on fresh air and water

Facts is US not going to fund all this.
Yet they want to stay

This all a dream
Sooner or later Iraqies will need to sort all this out
Get their life running again
Sure there be massive choas
But this is a fuck up from day one
Like everything bush touch it becomes a freaking disaster

[Disturbed]

5. A bag of salt.

This guy is an excellent sales guy. He can sound sincere and convincing. He got promoted to 5 star Gen. because he can talk a good game.

[bemildred]

6. And pigs may fly out of his butt, too. nt

[Barrett808]

7. If by "Iraqis" he means "insurgents", then I agree. n/t

[Rose Siding]

8. If we had eggs, we could have ham and eggs, if we had ham

Bring them home now.

[wordpix2]

9. Murtha on MTP: "Flawed policy wrapped in illusion"---see the video!

Murtha tore up the Bush admin. on the Iraq War yesterday.

http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?f=00&t=m5&g=e10461f7-89e1-415c-aa58-80d1b6f8066e&p=angietest