Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Iraq War To: "Last For Decades"

Last Updated at 15:16pm on 10th July 2007
Courtesy Of The:
DailyMail

Yesterday, the head of US forces in Iraq warned the fight against rebels could carry on for decades.

Lieutenant General David Petraeus said his soldiers were engaged in a tough fight which would get "harder before it gets easier".

He claimed recent troop reinforcements had led to gains against insurgents but he warned stability would not be achieved overnight.

He said: "Northern Ireland, I think, taught you that very well.

"My counterparts in your (British) forces really understand this kind of operation. It took a long time, decades.

"I don't know whether this will be decades, but the average counter insurgency is somewhere around a nine or a ten-year endeavour."

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