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BBC NEWS | Middle East | No victory in Iraq, says Petraeus
General David Petraeus himself now has said one can not simply declare victory in Iraq.
So much for this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/us/politics/16mccain.html
BBC NEWS | Middle East | No victory in Iraq, says Petraeus
Overall he summed up the situation as "still hard but hopeful", saying that progress in Iraq was "a bit more durable" but that the situation there remained fragile.
He said he did not know that he would ever use the word "victory": "This is not the sort of struggle where you take a hill, plant the flag and go home to a victory parade... it's not war with a simple slogan." - General David Petraeus
General David Petraeus himself now has said one can not simply declare victory in Iraq.
So much for this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/us/politics/16mccain.html
“By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom,” Mr. McCain said at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. “The Iraq war has been won. Iraq is a functioning democracy, although still suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension. Violence still occurs, but it is spasmodic and much reduced.” - John McCain
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