The commandant of the Marine Corps warned Thursday that the US military needs more time to succeed in Iraq than the country is willing to give it despite incremental progress.
“You know, the bad guys’ timeline’s 100 years. Ours is probably somewhere short of two at this point,” General James Conway told reporters. “And there is a tremendous disconnect.”
Conway’s comments come amid signs of differences between US commanders in Iraq and both their civilian leaders and an anxious Congress over how long the United States can afford to keep large numbers of troops in Iraq.