Gen. Petraeus: Afghan victory not a ‘sure thing’

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Gen. Petraeus: Afghan victory not a ‘sure thing’
By Sahil Kapur
Monday, December 6th, 2010 -- 9:11 am

The commanding general of the war in Afghanistan says US victory in the region may not be a "sure thing" after all.

"I don't think there are any sure things in this kind of endeavor," Gen. David Petraeus told ABC's George Stephanopoulos in an interview published Monday morning. "And I wouldn't be honest with you and with the viewers if I didn't convey that."

The war's top commander, who this year took the reins from Gen. Stanley McChrystal, hedged by claiming neither he or any other top general could ever be "confident" in success, but he insisted it's a "reasonable" possibility that should be sought after.

"I think -- no commander ever is going to come out and say, 'I'm confident that we can do this,'" he said. "I think that you say that you assess that this is -- you believe this is, you know, a reasonable prospect and knowing how important it is -- that we have to do everything we can to increase the chances of that prospect."

The American public has grown increasingly weary of the nine-year war as instances of violence and corruption continue to surface, and concerns have risen that the war was a mistake and that the United States is no better off as a result of it.


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