LTG Martin Dempsey on Iraq

More Art Than Science

Q: You are scheduled to testify soon before a skeptical, Democratic-controlled Congress. How will you characterize progress in standing up Iraqi Security Forces after nearly two years year in this country?

Dempsey: If Congress allows me to articulate the progress we have made across the entire institution of the ISF, and not just focus on one [measurement] of violence or a particular suicide bombing, then I think I can make a case that the Iraqi government and security forces are evolving in a positive direction. But this is an evolution, not a revolution.

House Armed Services Committee

• Subcommittee Chairman Meehan’s Opening Statement
• Audio Transcript

Witnesses:

Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey, USA (pdf)

Commander

Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq

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