Mike Conaway: “Ambassador Crocker was asked, what does success look like in Iraq? We ought to know both sides of the equation, both…”

“Ambassador Crocker was asked, what does success look like in Iraq? We ought to know both sides of the equation, both sides of the coin of success and failure. He described ``success'' in Iraq as an Iraq that is developed into a united, stable country with a democratically elected government that operates under the rule of law. And that is a path that they are on to. Ambassador Crocker also said today that just because something is hard, as this mission is, does not make it impossible, does not mean it is hopeless simply because it is hard. We have seen some progress on the government side, the national government as well as the provincial government side, in making progress. This surge, as it has been described, was intended to reduce violence as your chart shows.”