Transcript: Petraeus: Iraq Progress 'Fragile, Reversible'

MICHELE NORRIS
NPR All Things Considered
04-08-2008
Petraeus: Iraq Progress 'Fragile, Reversible'

Host: MICHELE NORRIS
Time 21:00-22:00 PM


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MICHELE NORRIS, host:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Michele Norris.

ROBERT SIEGEL, host:

And I'm Robert Siegel.

The top American military commander in Iraq and the top U.S. diplomat there told two Senate committees today that the surge in U.S. forces in Iraq has made progress. But they said that progress, while significant, is also reversible.

General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker told the senators that troop reductions should stop in July, and at that time there should be a 45-day period of evaluation. ...

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