Kissinger: ‘Great Progress Has Been Made in Iraq’

CNSNews.com ^ | Friday, December 05, 2008 | By Nicholas Ballasy

[GonzoII]

Dr. Henry Kissinger, who served as the National Security Advisor and later the Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon, told CNSNews.com Tuesday that “great progress has been made” in Iraq during the last year and the country can participate again in the “international system” on a “better basis” than before the war....

[douginthearmy]

I forgot a few more things, but one important thing. I would have dropped all garrison promotion rules. Like in WWII, I would have been agressive in promoting effective combat leaders and let the garrison leaders retire gracefully or move into support commands.

[GonzoII]

“We had Iraq under partial siege. We should have maintained that strategy, while using more overwhelming power in Afghanistan and capturing Bin Laden.”

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I respect your opinion, but considering all the successes in the WOT, looking back, how important has he really been,
in the long run?

[Moonman62]

If that was the worst part of containing Saddam, then that policy could have been changed.