The new US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, said on Thursday reinforcements pouring into Baghdad have a long task ahead of them and warned there is no military solution to the conflict....
"There is no military solution to a problem like that in Iraq," the general told massed ranks of reporters in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone. "Military action is necessary to help improve security... but it is not sufficient."
(Raw Story)
Patraeus. He was the surge guy, wasn't he? Now he's more of a trickle guy. Also a little bit spooked, sounds like.
He said "thugs with no souls" were carrying out atrocities to derail Operation Fardh al-Qanoon (Imposing Law), launched with 90,000 Iraqi and US troops last month in a bid to quell sectarian violence in the Baghdad region.
Yikes.
You'd think 90,000 troops would represent enough violence to curb the violence, wouldn't you?
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