Coburn Sees Progress In Iraq
Senator Tom Coburn says his weekend trip to Iraq has left him impressed with progress in reducing violence there.
"It's never going to be perfect, just like we can't get rid of all the violent capital crimes in our society," Coburn said. "But the point is, if you look at a map, we're at about 9 percent of what we were in April of last year in terms of violence, in terms of incidents, in terms of everything else, and that's in concentrated areas. ... The improvement is unbelievable."
Coburn told The Oklahoman he was "impressed beyond measure" with the Iraqi military and predicted a "great resolution" if the current progress continues.
Coburn met with Iraqi military and political leaders and with General David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq.
Coburn said he has seen major progress since his last trip to Iraq in the summer of 2006
"It's never going to be perfect, just like we can't get rid of all the violent capital crimes in our society," Coburn said. "But the point is, if you look at a map, we're at about 9 percent of what we were in April of last year in terms of violence, in terms of incidents, in terms of everything else, and that's in concentrated areas. ... The improvement is unbelievable."
Coburn told The Oklahoman he was "impressed beyond measure" with the Iraqi military and predicted a "great resolution" if the current progress continues.
Coburn met with Iraqi military and political leaders and with General David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq.
Coburn said he has seen major progress since his last trip to Iraq in the summer of 2006
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