Rice: "we're at the beginning of...what the president called...a generational challenge"

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Rice: Stabilizing Iraq 'long process'

By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Stabilizing Iraq will be a lengthy process that won't end when violence in that country — and U.S. troop strength — are reduced, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday.

"We're at the beginning of a transition in the Middle East, we're at the beginning of a long process of dealing with what the president called a long time ago a generational challenge to our security brought on by extremism coming principally out of the Middle East," Rice said.

A day before President Bush was expected to announce that he plans to reduce the American troop presence in Iraq by as many as 30,000 by next summer, Rice said the U.S. views the task of stabilizing Iraq as not simply improving security within its borders but "to begin to have American forces in lower numbers turn to other responsibilities." Among those, she said, is "the territorial security of Iraq" with respect to its Mideast neighbors, especially Iran.

"Iran is a very troublesome neighbor," she said on NBC's "Today" show. "Iran is prepared to fill the vacuum" if the United States leaves Iraq.

"That is what is at stake here," Rice said. "What we are prepared to do is to complete the security gains that we've been making, to create circumstances in which an Iraqi government and local officials can find political accommodation, as they are doing in Anbar, and to be able then, from Iraq, with allies in the war on terror, to resist both terrorism and Iranian aggression."

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[TwilightGardener]

1. Uhhh....no.

[bdamomma]

2. oh condi, shut the fuck up you witch!!!

[Blackhatjack]

3. All War, All The Time, All Over The Globe... yep that about covers it!

The World's largest supplier of arms has an ever increasing need to expand its customer base.

[tridim]

4. Setting up a "no win" situation..

It's exactly what the military industrial complex wants. Mission fucking accomplished.

[againes654]

5. This is our responsibility why???

Why is it our job to "secure" Iraq??? Oh, that is right, if we don't they will "follow us home". Ok well that illogic makes it perfectly ok.:sarcasm:

[Warren DeMontague]

6. I think we need to be prepared to be in Iraq for the long haul. 500 years should do it.

Then, maybe, we can re-assess. :eyes:

[Brigid]

7. I can't stand it . . .

:puke:

[bdamomma]

8. if it's generational, put Barbara and Jena in it!!!

[peacetalksforall]

10. or great grand-children - the royalty line reigns

[peacetalksforall]

9. If there is any truth to the gossip that she is not in favor of bombing

Iran, does this mean she 'was persuaded'? What are we to believe, Ms. Liar? All your words are for nothing - they cancel out everything else your say. You are always lying to us. So tape it and think about going out to shop.

[Doctor_J]

11. Since we're about 1/3 of the way through a generation, and BEHIND where we started

this homely hag should SHUT UP.