Bush nominee: New actions needed in Iraq

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By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer 4 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Stabilizing
Iraq will require "new and different actions" to improve security and promote political reconciliation, the Navy admiral poised to lead American forces in the Middle East said Tuesday.

Adm. William Fallon, at his confirmation hearing, also told the
Senate Armed Services Committee that it may be time to "redefine the goals" in Iraq.

"I believe the situation in Iraq can be turned around, but time is short," he said.

Fallon, who currently is commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, said he saw a need for a comprehensive approach to Iraq, including economic and political actions to resolve a problem that requires more than military force.

"What we have been doing has not been working," he said. "We have got to be doing, it seems to me, something different."

Fallon said that "we probably erred in our assessment" of the Iraqi government's ability to rebuild its society and establish a peaceful order after the overthrow of President Saddam Hussein nearly four years ago.

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1. A Replay of the Gates Hearings

The admiral will say exactly what the good Senators want to hear, and then just like Gates, as soon as he is confirmed he'll be in lockstep with BushCo.

One would think that this committee would have figured this out by now, but that would be giving them more credit then they deserve!!!

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2. it's insulting, isn't it?