Posted by
Reeson on Sunday, January 14, 2007 4:40:39 PM
With all due respect to General Keane, he sounds like another guy who is upset that the President didn't accept his plan in its entirety (a la the Iraq Study Group). Excerpts from the
Washington Times:
By Philip Sherwell, London Sunday Telegraph
The military architect of the Iraq troop “surge” plan is criticizing the Bush administration, claiming the Pentagon is watering down the proposal for political reasons.
Gen. Keane expressed his alarm after Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates testified on Capitol Hill that the troop buildup was expected to last “a matter of months” — rather than the 18 months proposed by Gen. Keane.
Meanwhile, Iraqi insurgents allied to al Qaeda declared Mr. Bush’s surge plan a victory and boasted that the extra U. S. troops would give them fresh targets.