WASHINGTON — Army Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, who has been selected to replace Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. as the commander of Multi-National Force-Iraq, supports the president’s new strategy for winning the war in Iraq. The strategy emphasizes more troops are essential in accomplishing the mission.
“If we are to carry out the Multi-National Force-Iraq mission in accordance with the new strategy, the additional forces that have been directed to move to Iraq will be essential. Greatly increased support by our government’s other agencies, additional resources for reconstruction and economic initiatives, and a number of other actions are critical to what must be a broad, comprehensive, multifaceted approach to the challenges in Iraq,” Petraeus said at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.
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(Photo: U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus gives his opening statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee during testimony for his nomination as the new commander of Multi-National Forces - Iraq, in Washington, Jan. 23, 2007. Official Department of Defense photo.)
“If we are to carry out the Multi-National Force-Iraq mission in accordance with the new strategy, the additional forces that have been directed to move to Iraq will be essential. Greatly increased support by our government’s other agencies, additional resources for reconstruction and economic initiatives, and a number of other actions are critical to what must be a broad, comprehensive, multifaceted approach to the challenges in Iraq,” Petraeus said at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.
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(Photo: U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus gives his opening statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee during testimony for his nomination as the new commander of Multi-National Forces - Iraq, in Washington, Jan. 23, 2007. Official Department of Defense photo.)
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