Our National Strategy for Victory in Iraq

Our National Strategy for Victory in Iraq

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Bush defends Iraq war strategy
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Wednesday 30 November 2005 1:30 PM GMT

Bush is facing growing criticism over the war in Iraq

US President George Bush has confronted doubts about his Iraq war policy, asserting more Iraqi security forces are taking the lead in battle but saying it's still uncertain when US forces can be withdrawn.

"No war has ever been won on a timetable," according to a new White House strategy document released on Wednesday.

Facing criticism and impatience about the conflict, Bush went on the offensive with the release of a 35-page plan titled Our National Strategy for Victory in Iraq.

The plan says increasing numbers of Iraqi troops have been equipped and trained, a democratic government is being forged, Iraq's economy is being rebuilt and US military and civilian presence will change as conditions improve.

"We expect, but cannot guarantee that our force posture will change over the next year, as the political process advances and Iraqi security forces grow and gain experience," the report said. "While our military presence may become less visible, it will remain lethal and decisive, able to confront the enemy wherever it may organise."

Bush offensive

Along with the report, Bush is making a personal appeal to shore up wavering support for the war in remarks at the US Naval Academy. It's the first in a series of speeches Bush is delivering between now and the 15 December election in Iraq to outline political, security and economic strategies for Iraq.

Bush has rejected a deadline
for troop withdrawal from Iraq

In the first one, Bush will focus on the training of Iraqi security forces, explaining setbacks US forces have encountered and improvements that have been made, as well as detailing areas now under Iraqi control, a senior White House official said, insisting on anonymity.

Bush's emphasis on the readiness of Iraqi security forces comes at a time when continued violence in Iraq and the death of more than 2000 US troops have contributed to a sharp drop in Bush's popularity.

Sixty-two percent of Americans, in an AP-Ipsos poll taken in November, said they disapproved of Bush's Iraq policy. Thirty-seven percent approved of his policy - down from 43% in May. The president's overall job approval rating is at 37%, the lowest level of his presidency.

Senator Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat, said on Tuesday that the president should have proposed a plan months ago that includes a flexible timetable, tied to clear benchmarks, for concluding the US military mission in Iraq.

"The American people deserve a clear plan for concluding our military mission," said Feingold, who is weighing a bid for the 2008 presidential nomination. "And the Iraqi people need to know without any doubt that we do not intend to stay in that country indefinitely."

The White House report says victory in Iraq will take time.

Counselling patience

"It is not realistic to expect a fully functioning democracy, able to defeat its enemies and peacefully reconcile generational grievances, to be in place less than three years after Saddam (Hussein) was finally removed from power," the report said.

The Iraq war is increasingly
becoming unpopular in the US

There are about 160,000 US troops in Iraq. The Pentagon has not committed to any specific drawdown of US forces next year beyond the announced plan to pull back 28,000 troops that were added this fall for extra security during the election.

In the report, the Bush administration says it is working along a political track to help the Iraqis isolate enemies from those who want to participate in the democratic political process. The "enemy" is a combination of Iraqis who reject democratic reforms, Saddam loyalists and terrorists and others inspired by al-Qaida.

To maintain security, the report says the US has helped train more than 212,000 Iraqi forces - up from 96,000 in September 2004. There are now more than 120 army and police battalions in the fight - up from five in August 2004. Of these battalions, more than 80 are fighting side-by-side with US-led forces and more than 40 others are taking the lead in the fight.

The document says, however, that multiple challenges remain. Any support that countries, such as Syria or Iran, are giving to terrorists or insurgents must be neutralised.

The Iraqi government must make sure its ministries can sustain a national army. And Iraqi security forces must not be infiltrated by those not aligned with the new Iraqi government.

There is concern that some Iraqi forces are operating as militias that are loyal to the majority Shia and target Sunnis, who now are a political minority after having ruled the country under Saddam Hussein. Heated battles between Iraqi security forces - made up mostly of Shia - and anti-US fighters - comprising mostly Sunnis - could widen the cultural divide in the nation and provoke civil war.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2005
The ILLUMINATI BLOODLINE FAMILIES...
ILLUMINATI HUNT

A great suggestion on the Alex Jones radio show the other day.

Instead of investigating and exposing front men like Bush and Cheney, why not start casting some clear light on those who hire them and hide behind them - the "Illuminati" bloodline families?
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US: White phosphorus use legitimate

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