Will it work?

[question everything]

Sunday, June 27, 2004

Increasingly, U.S. and foreign officials say the plan has gone awry.

By WARREN STROBEL
Knight Ridder Newspapers

WASHINGTON – When President George W. Bush ordered the U.S. invasion of Iraq 15 months ago, he portrayed it as a bold move not just to oust Saddam Hussein, but to begin transforming the Middle East. Terrorists would be repelled, Arab autocrats would accept reform and the Arab-Israeli conflict would become more solvable.

As the United States prepares to return sovereignty to Iraq on June 30, a growing number of U.S. and foreign officials say that plan has gone wrong.

The invasion and occupation of Iraq, and the way they were handled, have led to rage at the United States across the Islamic world and beyond, according to these officials and experts. The al-Qaida terrorist network's recruitment has been stoked and would-be reformers drowned out.

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http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2004/06/27/sections/news/news/article_149458.php

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