Sen. Jack Reed back from Iraq

usna09mom
Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:15:52 +0000

Senator Reed has traveled to Iraq ten times; more than the sum of Bush+Cheney+Rumsfeld+Rice Iraq photo-ops. Moreover, he’s spending quality time with Petraeus and the other commanding generals. This is a lengthy interview, but the bottom line is that the fundamental mission of the US forces will change. Senator Reed points out that the purpose of the recent surge in American troops to ostensibly protect the Iraqi population, specifically the population of Baghdad, is misguided and futile. He goes on to state the mission should be:


Counter terrorism in Iraq and throughout the world
Training Iraqi security forces
Protect American forces wherever they are


Senator Reed also made some interesting predictions about the upcoming benchmarks.