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Dispelling the Myths About Iraq |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / SPECIAL REPORT--'WINNING' IN IRAQ |
| Author: James Phillips |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2006 |
| Size: 3,471 Words, 23,078 Characters |
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MYTH: The U.S. is making no progress in defeating the insurgency in Iraq.
QUOTE: "I'm absolutely convinced that we're making no progress at all, and I've been complaining for two years that there's an overly optimistic--an illusionary process going on here." --Rep. John Murtha on Meet the Press, November 20, 2005
REALITY: The U.S.-led coalition and the Iraqi government have made substantial progress in eliminating insurgent strongholds in Fallujah, Mosul, Najaf, Samara, and Tal Afar, and in many smaller towns in the western Anbar province along the Syrian border. Most of Iraq is secure from major guerrilla attacks, particularly the predominantly Shi'ite south and the predominantly Kurdish north, which actively support the Iraqi government. Most insurgent a...
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....S. Senate Select Committee On Intelligence, July 7, 2004, p. 284-285.
2. Charles S. Robb and Laurence H. Silberman, "The Commission On The Intelligence Capabilities Of The United States Regarding Weapons Of Mass Destruction," March 31, 2005, p. 50.
3. Steven Komarow, "Vietnam vets in Iraq see 'entirely different war,'" USA Today, June 21, 2005.
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