Petraeus sees more challenges in Iraq

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Petraeus sees more challenges in Iraq
By Jeff Schogol, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Friday, April 11, 2008

ARLINGTON, Va. — Iraq’s upcoming provincial elections and other possible challenges have U.S. officials keeping a “very wary eye on the horizon,” said Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq.

“We actually have a slide that shows these as different clouds out there and could in fact turn into storm clouds,” Petraeus said on Thursday.

Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker spoke with reporters Thursday at the Newseum in Washington. Their comments came after two days of marathon testimony on Capitol Hill about progress in Iraq.

One reporter asked if local Iraqi elections slated for this fall posed the risk of increased violence.

Petraeus said the elections are just one of a litany of possible problems that could crop up in the future.


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