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11/09/2003 Archived Entry: "File this under 'misplaced optimism.'"
File this under 'misplaced optimism.'
Or 'wishful thinking...'
A senior U.S. official insisted on Saturday that the U.S. military has the upper hand in the escalating war in Iraq, on a day when two paratroopers died in a roadside ambush and the international Red Cross said it was closing two main offices due to deteriorating security. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage described Iraq as a "war zone," but noted that "we have the momentum in this process."
"I'm absolutely convinced we have a very solid plan to go out and get these people who are killing us and killing Iraqis," he told reporters during a visit to Iraq.
The sharp rise in the number of attacks against the troops of the U.S.-led coalition and their allies in the Iraqi security services, and the guerrillas' apparent ability to strike at will, has prompted fears that the initiative in the conflict is slipping from the coalition's hands.
During a news conference in the heavily guarded compound housing the Iraq's U.S.-led administration, Armitage appeared anxious to ease such fears.
"I'm pretty convinced after this short visit ... that we will take this fight to the enemy," he said.
Replies: somebody speaks up.
Is it just me or does Richard Armitage bear an unsettling resemblance to Peter Boyle in the movie "Young Frankenstein"?
Say what you want about Armitage, but that guy is so barrel-chested, he looks like he could kick the shit out of all the members of the JCS.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 11/09/2003 10:00 AM NY
