Wednesday, December 20, 2006

CONTOS AMERICANOS : IRAQ - III ACTO


U.S. Not Winning War in Iraq, Bush Says for 1st Time

President Plans to Expand Army, Marine Corps To Cope With Strain of Multiple Deployments

By Peter BakerWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, December 20, 2006; Page A01

President Bush acknowledged for the first time yesterday that the United States is not winning the war in Iraq and said he plans to expand the overall size of the "stressed" U.S. armed forces to meet the challenges of a long-term global struggle against terrorists.
As he searches for a new strategy for Iraq, Bush has now adopted the formula advanced by his top military adviser to describe the situation. "We're not winning, we're not losing," Bush said in an interview with The Washington Post. The assessment was a striking reversal for a president who, days before the November elections, declared, "Absolutely, we're winning."
more:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/19/AR2006121900880.html

and more:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/19/AR2006121900886.html



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