Posted on 07/18/2007 6:33:48 AM PDT by syriacus
Pace Issues Upbeat Report as He Departs
WASHINGTON — As Senate Democrats debated through the night the merits of leaving Iraq, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the security atmosphere in Iraq has undergone a "sea change."
General Peter Pace brought along a reporter for the Associated Press, Robert Burns, on an unscheduled tour of Ramadi yesterday while his helicopter was grounded in a sandstorm and said he was optimistic that the troop surge that began in February and was completed in June was improving security for Iraqis.
After meeting with the mayor of Ramadi and local shopkeepers, General Pace said: "To them, the hard work of getting rid of Al Qaeda is done. Now they want to get on with their lives," the AP reported. Mayor Latif Eyada said locals are now volunteering for the police force, but he said the central government has been slow to provide money to rebuild the city, according to the wire service.
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Wait, the Demcraps in the Senate are crying the surge is NOT working. Are we being lied to? /s
:-)
Are Socialists liars? /s
Dump the Loser Dems in 2008!
Impossible! Harry Reid says it’s all over and we’ve lost this war. I heard him. Harry Reid wouldn’t lie to us, would he? /sarc!
Every day
Is the pope Catholic?
After a great deal of investigation and scientific study, I have uncovered and 100% foolproof method to determine if Democratic Senators are lying to us. The key is to carefully observe their lips. If they are moving, you are being lied to.
Only if his lips were moving when he said it......
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