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'Tide Of Change Now Inevitable' in Iraq, Sanchez Says

Feb-26-2004 » Filed Under: Iraq News

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By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2004 – Attacks on U.S., coalition and Iraqi security forces in Iraq will not stop the country's march toward self-governance and democracy, a senior U.S. military officer said today.

"Those who attempt to prevent a free and democratic state (in Iraq) will definitely fail," Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of Combined Joint Task Force 7, told reporters at a Baghdad press conference.

"We remain undaunted," he asserted, against attacks conducted by Saddam Hussein loyalists and terrorists. He pointed out that despite anti-coalition attacks designed to intimidate Iraqis, the numbers of those volunteering for security duty continue to grow...

The rotation of fresh U.S. and coalition forces into Iraq continues, which Sanchez described as "an immensely complex task that is being undertaken with few problems up to this point."

Troop rotations in south and southeast Iraq are complete, the general reported. In the north, he said the Army's 101st Airborne Division has been replaced by Task Force Olympia, featuring Stryker multiwheeled armored vehicles.


Comments For "'Tide Of Change Now Inevitable' in Iraq, Sanchez Says":

Those are really good articles - nice to hear something good for a change!

Posted by: bcgf | February 27, 2004 10:28 AM

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