Casey : rise in insurgent attacks "an anomaly"

[tocqueville]

General George Casey, commander of the US-led forces in Iraq, said the rise in insurgent attacks this week was "an anomaly."

"They're in a vulnerable period during the formation of the government, but I don't think it's on the brink of civil war," General George Casey told the US television channel CNN in an interview.

"I think we can't let what's happened in the last few days distract us from the progress that's been made over the last year. That's what the terrorists want," the general said.

More than 125 people were killed on Thursday, including 11 US soldiers, in five separate insurgent attacks across the country.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060107/pl_afp/usiraqunrestpolitics_060107001235

two questions :

who is vulnerable in Iraq ?
What progress has been made last year ?

[acmavm]

1. Anyone that believes this guy is an idiot. You'd think that they'd really

feel some shame about the lies by now.

[Oversea Visitor]

2. What fucking progress

The suituation is worst then when you first enter Iraq.
Screwewd up the suituation completly.
Now trying to make progress.

Get it through your bloody head
Your blunders are killing people.
Every decision make is about lives lose
No about how much money or oil

Fucking idiot.

You promise them Freedom Liberty Democracy
Well what fucking progress

[FreedomAngel82]

3. Progress?

I remember during hearings Bush was saying how so many Iraqi troops were made and some commander guy said only one. :eyes:

[NanceGreggs]

4. Pardon me for asking, but ...

"They're in a vulnerable period during the formation of the government ..."

Is that the same 'vulnerable period' that led to the 'insurgiency being in its last throes' only a few months ago?

Just wonderin' ...

[marmar]

5. He needs to put down the crack pipe...

:smoke:

The vulnerable period has never ended.

[wanpete]

6. guess he was summoned by the administration to put a positive spin on the

130 deaths that happened in ONE DAY! Also, isn't it interesting how the additional 6 soldier deaths were not reported until today even though they happened yesterday. The propaganda that surrounds this war is really getting scary. We are losing so many american and iraqi lives, the country is in a civil war, yet a general gets on tv and calls the violence an "anamoly"?

Unbelievable...