General Says N. Iraq Most Violent Region
How much longer do we stay in Iraq?
NPR-Despite a decline in violence in Iraq, northern Iraq has become more violent than other regions as al-Qaida and other militants move there to avoid coalition operations elsewhere, the region’s top U.S. commander said Monday.
Army Maj. Gen. Mark P. Hertling said al-Qaida cells still operate in all the key cities in the north.
“What you’re seeing is the enemy shifting,” Hertling told Pentagon reporters in a video conference from outside Tikrit in northern Iraq.
Until we complete the mission which is going much better despite all the naysayers attempting to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.