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Article: Dire Situation.(David Petraeus on Iraq's military surge)
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- APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy
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- January 29, 2007
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Gen. David Petraeus, the incoming US commander in Iraq, on Jan. 23 warned Congress that the situation in Iraq was "dire" but urged lawmakers not to oppose a military surge, saying: "None of this will be rapid. The way ahead will be neither quick nor easy and there undoubtedly will be tough days".
Gen Petraeus, who will oversee the military surge in Iraq, said the US would have indications by late summer whether the plan to send another 21,500 US troops to help the Iraqi security forces stamp out sectarian violence was having success. Earlier this month, however, Defence Secretary Gates said it would be clear whether the Iraq government was living up to its ...