I asked General Petraeus if he felt we would be facing the widespread and deteriorating sectarian violence that threatens the entire country, but particularly the Baghdad region, if Iraqi leaders had amended their Constitution, had passed an oil revenue law that more equitably distributed oil proceeds among the groups in Iraq, if they had held provincial elections, if they had more fully integrated the Sunni minority into the Government power structures; would we be in the same place today? And he told me he did not believe we would be. I think that is significant, because I believe if Iraqi leaders had taken those steps, we would not be facing the widespread sectarian violence that has engulfed the Baghdad region.
Susan Collins: “I asked General Petraeus if he felt we would be facing the widespread and deteriorating sectarian violence that…”
On the recordJanuary 24, 2007
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Discussing the impact of Iraqi leadership decisions on sectarian violence during a Senate committee hearing.
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