AP: Rice: Iraq Gov't Can Prevail Over Violence

[Eugene]

Rice: Iraq Gov't Can Prevail Over Violence

By ANNE GEARAN
The Associated Press
Monday, July 10, 2006; 3:57 PM

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she is certain
Iraq's new leaders can prevail over "determined killers" like those that killed
41 people over the weekend.

"No one could have expected that just within weeks of coming to power that the
Iraqi government would have been able to stop the violence and to completely
address a difficult security situation," Rice said. She spoke before a meeting
at the State Department with Pakistani Foreign Minister Kursheed Kasuri.

The Bush administration has said the permanent democratic government that took
power in Baghdad this spring offers the best hope for quelling rising sectarian
violence and ending the anti-government and anti-American insurgency.

"There are determined killers there, determined people who really do want to make
life difficult and to arrest the democratic progress that Iraq is making," Rice said.
"But I'm quite certain that the combination of a strong government and the security
forces that are now engaged in the security plan for Baghdad will be able to bring
this situation under control."

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/10/AR2006071000716.html

A full-blown civil war rages in the face of a security crackdown
and Condoleezza Rice still insists that Iraq is making progress.

[90-percent]

1. Condi FAQ

She sure does say "No one could have expected/predicted" a hell of a lot.

-85% Jimmy

[Roland99]

2. My EXACT same thought!

:toast:

[keta11]

3. Doen't look like she is gonna be able to take her

"coffee test" anytime soon. Fucking c*nt!! I am disgusted with the whole bunch of f*cking murders.

[movonne]

4. WHEN...

[Bob3]

5. considering her track record - expect mortar attacks on the green zone

within the next week or two followed by full scale fighting between the militias in the streets of baghdad.

[shain from kane]

6. Condi, you are the most unimaginative person that we have ever

encountered. You need to get out more, and become aware of the diversity of opinion and thought. Please stop repeating the party line, and do some original thinking.

You own the phrase, "No one could have expected ...", and, sadly, it owns you.

[EFerrari]

7. (Maybe we should send her the BIG box of crayons and open up

her world a little. I bet she'd find the sharpener in no time.)

It must be hard to have to lie in public for a living.

[acmavm]

8. The 'government ' is cowering in a six square block (or so) area and

they don't come out. Or if they do, they end up deader than a doornail.

It's the people of Iraq who are not surviving this horrible horrible mess that the bush** administration made of their country. Mess is a rather inadequate word, but I just can't quite come up with one that describes all the tragedy and chaos that's going on over there.

[uppityperson]

9. How about determined killers like "accused" Steven Green?

no one could ever expect that there would be violence or atrocities in war.

[rodeodance]

10. so, the US military is unable to stop the violence.