and wasn't responsible for our victory in Iraq
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Leaving his post, [Gen. Petraeus] said there were [b]"many storm clouds on the horizon which could develop into real problems".
Overall he summed up the situation as "still hard but hopeful", saying that progress in Iraq was "a bit more durable" but that the situation there remained fragile.
He said he did not know that he would ever use the word "victory": "This is not the sort of struggle where you take a hill, plant the flag and go home to a victory parade... it's not war with a simple slogan."
alcyone
