Anthony H. Cordesman Quotes

America and its allies face many risks and problems in Iraq, but it is all too easy to snatch defeat from the jaws of uncertainty.

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They have begun to realize that when you focus only on the U.S. It gives the impression that the U.S. Doesn't care about Iraqis. In these kinds of political battles you need to count your allies, not just yourself.

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The problem is people don't live on economic statistics.

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Yes, we have learned from the last two years and, yes, there are signs of real progress, but I don't see the kind of definitive trends that would allow you to say victory is assured.

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The decline in the readiness of Iraqi forces described in (the) testimony is a major reversal for the United States. We expected to be far better off today, not only in terms of the highest readiness category, but the second.(category of readiness).

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They're pretty much the same results that have been going on since 2003, so it's consistent with a lot of the attitudes that exist. We're not seen as liberators by the Sunnis, but what else is new?

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