http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061017/ts_nm/iraq_usa_rumsfeld_dc;_ylt=AgEQVObFPngVPUbWEoOitI_MWM0F;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY-U.S. military too strong to lose Iraq war: Rumsfeld
By Kristin Roberts 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Tuesday the U.S. military is too strong to lose the war in
Iraq, but ultimately political solutions will be needed to win.
"You've got a situation where it's not possible to lose militarily," Rumsfeld said. "It's also going to require more than military power to prevail."
Rumsfeld, in comments to reporters at the
Pentagon, said U.S. training of security forces in Iraq had been "rushed" but that placing U.S. trainers within the Iraqi police force would gradually boost Iraq's ability to reduce violence on its own.
Still, he said, Iraq's parliament needs to resolve the issue of federalism and create a unity government to squash the violence that plagues much of Iraq and has frustrated U.S. efforts to begin withdrawing troops.
"It's going to take all those things together," Rumsfeld said.