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General Resigns Command, Critical of Fallujah Strategy
"...Lieutenant General James
Conway's remarks were the strongest yet from marines who have said
privately for months that they were frustrated at the stop-and-go
assault, which they believe shattered their rapport with Iraqis, yet
brought no resolution and left the marines appearing indecisive."
Conway's criticisms hold weight because of his track record; he was
decorated Sunday for leading marines in the invasion of Iraq, the
longest and fastest Marine advance in history. He is moving to the
Pentagon as deputy director of operations at the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The
complete story by Anne Barnard of
The Boston
Globe is online at the
International Herald Tribune
http://iht.com
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