PETRAEUS LEAVES BEHIND STRONGER, SAFER IRAQ
September 29, 2008
September 29, 2008
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The office of Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., issued the following column:
Twenty months ago, when General David H. Petraeus assumed command in Iraq, sectarian violence in the country was spiraling out of control. Insurgents were killing nearly 3,000 civilians per month and our troops were sustaining over 1,200 attacks each week. As General Petraeus transitioned to other responsibilities this month, he left a far different and much improved situation for our tr . . .
Twenty months ago, when General David H. Petraeus assumed command in Iraq, sectarian violence in the country was spiraling out of control. Insurgents were killing nearly 3,000 civilians per month and our troops were sustaining over 1,200 attacks each week. As General Petraeus transitioned to other responsibilities this month, he left a far different and much improved situation for our tr . . .