Iraq entering 'decisive' six months: US General Casey

[sabra]

http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=145234

Iraq entering 'decisive' six months: US General Casey

WARSAW - The US general in charge of the multinational coalition in Iraq, General George Casey, said here Thursday that the next six months will be a decisive period that will determine Iraq's future.
"This is a decisive period for everyone and everyone knows it. The next six months will determine the future of Iraq," Casey said in a statement after attending two days of closed-door meetings in Warsaw to address "the challenges facing Iraq and the US-led coalition."

"The Iraqi Security Force (ISF) is reaching the time of key transition; improving the quality and loyalty will be the focus of next year," Casey said.

The conference was attended by representatives from 39 countries, including Iraq.

According to the statement, Iraqi National Security Adviser Mowaffak al Rubaie expressed his gratitude to the conference for "everything the coalition has done for Iraq in liberating the nation, stabilizing the country and in contributing to its reconstruction."

"You have contributed to changing the whole nation of Iraq from ruin to a new life," said Rubaie.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Is this our 6th set of six months now?

[sofa king]

18. Our 6th set of "decisive" 6 months.

I wish I had access to the Lexis news database. I'll bet we could assemble 36 articles saying that the next few weeks or months will be vital to the losing of the war.

[GreenPartyVoter]

20. I bet we could!

[Jacobin]

2. You'd think they would at least come up with a different number

There have been numerous six month predictions exactly like this one, as we all know.

Maybe they just cut and paste with their word processors

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Why does this sound so familiar?

Could it be we've heard it five times before?

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Again? I guess every six months is 'decisive'.

[BootinUp]

5. to be followed by a "really decisive" 6 months. n/t

[Kagemusha]

6. Shorter Casey: Iraq has one Friedman left.

Hoo boy.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

13. Hey Atrios!

How's things? ;-)

[calimary]

7. Oh, for Pete's sake! How many times have we heard this by now?

:eyes:

[alcibiades_mystery]

8. Again?

:eyes:

[jedicord]

9. In Other News: Top Al Queda leader captured.

And the beat goes on...

[lebkuchen]

10. Don't worry, General! That $20 million for VI DAY will be pushed to 2007!

To hell with 2006!

Just say the word, and we'll start popping the champagne!

[filer]

11. Six months and we'll turn the corner?

Thank God...it's almost over!
:sarcasm:

[pinniped]

12. What a bunch of asses.

According to the statement, Iraqi National Security Adviser Mowaffak al Rubaie expressed his gratitude to the conference for "everything the coalition has done for Iraq in liberating the nation, stabilizing the country and in contributing to its reconstruction."

"You have contributed to changing the whole nation of Iraq from ruin to a new life," said Rubaie.

These cheerleaders thank the Merkans so much they forgot that people are dead and still dying every FN day.

They gave them a new life alright, in heaven.

Asshole got it backwards!

Moran's words are now in the correct context.

"You have contributed to changing the whole nation of Iraq from ruin life to a new life ruin," said Rubaie.

[dysfunctional press]

14. if only they could kill the No.2 man for al-queda in iraq...

then we'd be SURE to turn the corner...again.

[rodeodance]

15. AGAIN--this is like End Times--the dates keeps getting bumped up.

[tabasco]

16. LMAO. Bush yes-man tries to fool the public into swallowing BS.

Casey is a cowardly repug yes-man - - -> hand-selected by Rumsfeld to lie to the American People.

Iraq will be an even worse quagmire in six months and everybody outside of dumbass freeperville knows it.

[Rose Siding]

17. They think we're stupid.

And just as bad, they think the troops are stupid.

[sutz12]

19. So, I guess in the next six months...

they will fix what they fucked up over the last 3 1/2 years, right?

:sarcasm:

[Barrett808]

21. Just one more Friedman to go, and we'll have turned THE corner

Won't that be grand?

[warrens]

22. Who the fuck do they think they're kidding?

If they were in the slightest bit honest, they would say, January to June, 2017 will be the most crucial six months in the war. Today they kidnapped and butchered a Kurd member of parliament, then 18 guys were found tied up and executed...we've lost over 20 soldiers so far this month, the entire place is collapsing. The most crucial six months were the FIRST six months, and Smirky the Grinning Sociopath fucked them up beyond all chance of repair. We gotta get out of this place.

[UTUSN]

23. Is this on the FRIEDMAN working-day-calendar??? n/t