US Electoral Politics in Iraq
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US Electoral Politics in Iraq
| Thu, 09-09-2004 - 4:49pm |
The New York Times reports that the Bush administration, citing the need to use Iraqi troops, has decided to delay using force in retaking areas in Iraq which have been seized by the insurgents for a couple of months: a two-month hiatus "would also mean a delay until after the American presidential election."
Jane's Defense Weekly reports, "a U.S. officer in Sadr City, a restive Shia area of Baghdad, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: 'We're supposed to turn our zones over to the by October. They're not ready for that, so unless it's a coincidence it seems politically driven, bearing in mind the presidential election in November…everything we do is driven by political considerations. We don't have enough forces to stay here. We move into Sadr City and then we leave and each time the Mahdi Army comes straight back in."
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/08/politics/08policy.html?pagewanted=2&hp
