Biden: Petraeus ‘Dead Flat Wrong’ on Iraq
Biden on Meet the Press after returning from Iraq:
Sen. Joe Biden: There’s a big disconnect between the truth of the matter [on Iraq] and the reality. In mean the truth of the matter is this administration’s policy and the surge are a failure.
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Petraeus quote:
My sense is that we have achieved tactical momentum and wrested the initiative from our enemies in a number of areas of Iraq. … We are in short, a long way from the goal line, but we do have the ball and we are driving down the field.Tim Russert: Is that what you expect him to say tomorrow?
Sen. Joe Biden: I expect him to say that and I really respect him and I think he’s dead, flat, wrong. The fact of the matter is that this idea of the security gains we’ve made have had no impact on the underlying security dynamic. None. None whatsoever. And when I met in… I’ll tell you what I saw. I met with the two vice presidents, one Shi’ite, one Sunni. Both agreed that the only way this is going to work is to give more local control. The only way it’s going to happen. The only way there’s any possibility of dealing with the sectarian violence is you got to separate the parties, give them some breathing room, give them some local control.
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