BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi forces backed by U.S. troops will begin a neighborhood-by-neighborhood assault on militants in the capital this weekend as a first step in the new White House strategy to contain Sunni insurgents and Shiite death squads, key advisers to the prime minister said Friday.
The first details of the plan - a fresh bid to pacify the capital - emerged a day after President Bush and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki spoke for nearly two hours by video conference. Both leaders were expected to detail their vision of a new strategy in the coming days.
The al-Maliki aides would not address the scope of the planned assaults nor where specifically they were planned.
The Iraqis did, however, signal continuing disagreement on key issues, including al-Maliki's unease over the introduction of more U.S. troops.
http://rawstory.com/showarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fapnews.myway.com%2Farticle%2F20070105%2FD8MFC9B00.htmlFor my blog today I featured McCain and his "new way forward" approach to the surging/escalating war. However, in 2002 he had a different take on things.
How it was going to quick and easy. No need for a house to house fighting in Baghdad.
What a difference a few of years makes!
Is McCain an official FLIP FLOPPER?