Does Gen. Pace Agree with John Kerry on Iraq?
Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, told MSNBC that "winning" in Iraq would mean reducing the violence to a level that permitted the relatively stable functioning of government -- in other words: the exact "policing of terrorism" model that Bush and Cheney mocked in 2004.
Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, told MSNBC that “winning” in Iraq would mean reducing the violence to a level that permitted the relatively stable functioning of government — in other words: the exact “policing of terrorism” model that Bush and Cheney mocked in 2004.
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It wasn't a surprise victory by any stretch when Vladimir Putin's political heir apparent, Dmitry Medvedev, soundly trounced the competition Sunday to become Russia's next president. However, at least one election-vetting organization, as well as dozens of activists arrested by police as they gathered in Moscow to protest, questioned whether democracy truly won the day.
It looks as though Gen. Peter Pace, whose term as Joint Chiefs chairman and the president's top military adviser is about to expire, may go out with a bang. While Gen. David Petraeus is expected to back the White House's push for an extended surge, Gen. Pace is likely to call for a major reduction -- by almost half -- of U.S. forces in Iraq in order to address the long-term needs of an overextended military.
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