philemmons
01-25-07, 04:10 PM
NEW YORK (CNN) -- We heard two new voices this week in our nation's capital: One partisan and political, the other professional military.
Both will likely play historic roles in the ongoing war in Iraq and determine, in some measure, whether the next year brings progress and success or further failure in Iraq and the Middle East.
Lt. General David Petraeus, at his confirmation hearings to lead our troops in Iraq, told the Senate Armed Services Committee, "The situation in Iraq is dire. The stakes are high. There are no easy choices. The way ahead will be very hard, but hard is not hopeless."
the rest of the story... (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/24/Dobbs.Jan25/index.html)
Both will likely play historic roles in the ongoing war in Iraq and determine, in some measure, whether the next year brings progress and success or further failure in Iraq and the Middle East.
Lt. General David Petraeus, at his confirmation hearings to lead our troops in Iraq, told the Senate Armed Services Committee, "The situation in Iraq is dire. The stakes are high. There are no easy choices. The way ahead will be very hard, but hard is not hopeless."
the rest of the story... (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/24/Dobbs.Jan25/index.html)