Gen. Petraeus: Fragile Progress in Iraq Demands Patience

From: Army | Date: May 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

In April, Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of Multi-National Force-Iraq, testified before the House and Senate that significant progress has been made in Iraq since last spring, but it is "fragile and reversible." He called for a suspension of troop withdrawals when the last surge brigade combat team leaves Iraq in July, a 45-day period of consolidation and evaluation, then an assessment of conditions prior to recommending further drawdowns.

Gen. Petraeus attributed the improvement in security in Iraq to the addition of the U.S. surge troops and more than 100,000 Iraqi forces, the joint ...

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