[Peace-discuss] Cracks in the facade

[C. G. Estabrook]

[Their histories suggest that Casey is one of the principal members of the 
faction that Petraeus and his friends displaced in the uniformed military.That 
suggests that this is a pointed if veiled attack on the patched-up 
Obama-Petraeus war plan. --CGE]

	July 9, 2010 6:06 PM
	Casey: U.S. Could be at War Another Decade
	Posted by Christine Delargy 11 comments

General George Casey, the Chief of Staff of the Army, said today the United 
States could face another "decade or so" of persistent conflict in Iraq and 
Afghanistan.

In two months, the U.S. will have been at war in Afghanistan for nine years.

The four-star general said the U.S. military moved beyond conventional warfare 
in Iraq and Afghanistan "long ago" and that the focus is now on the people. 
Casey highlighted job, education and economic growth as essential to success in 
Iraq and Afghanistan.

When asked if enemies of the U.S. have to be a part of the reconciliation 
process for it to be considered a success, Casey said that is a "matter of 
debate," but that enemies have to be convinced they will lose.

The general's comments were made at a session moderated by the New York Times' 
David Sanger at the Aspen Institute's Ideas Festival. Former Secretary of 
Homeland Security Michael Chertoff was in the audience and his wife Meryl 
Chertoff, the Institute's Co-Director of Justice and Society Programs, 
introduced Casey.

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