On the recordNovember 19, 2006
If you mean by clear military victory an Iraqi government that can be established and whose write runs across the whole country, I don't believe that is possible.
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Henry Kissinger
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transcripts.cnn.comIf you mean by clear military victory an Iraqi government that can be established and whose write runs across the whole country, I don't believe that is possible.
Henry Kissinger expresses skepticism about achieving a clear military victory in Iraq.
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