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12-07-2007, 12:52 PM
Washington , December 6, 2007
WASHINGTON NEWS
Cheney Predicts Iraq Success By January 2009
Vice President Cheney yesterday predicted that Iraqis will have become "self-governing" and "capable for the most part of defending themselves, a democracy in the heart of the Middle East" by January 2009. That standard has often been used by Cheney and President Bush to define victory in Iraq. Cheney's comment, made in an interview with the Beltway insiders publication The Politico, could have significant impact on the renewed Democratic push to withhold war funding unless the President begins to withdraw US troops from Iraq. Cheney "said that by the middle of January 2009, it will be clear that 'we have in fact achieved our objective in terms of having a self-governing Iraq that's capable for the most part of defending themselves, a democracy in the heart of the Middle East, a nation that will be a positive force in influencing the world around it in the future.'" Asked, "All of that by 2009?" Cheney replied, "Yes, sir."
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_071206.htm
WASHINGTON NEWS
Cheney Predicts Iraq Success By January 2009
Vice President Cheney yesterday predicted that Iraqis will have become "self-governing" and "capable for the most part of defending themselves, a democracy in the heart of the Middle East" by January 2009. That standard has often been used by Cheney and President Bush to define victory in Iraq. Cheney's comment, made in an interview with the Beltway insiders publication The Politico, could have significant impact on the renewed Democratic push to withhold war funding unless the President begins to withdraw US troops from Iraq. Cheney "said that by the middle of January 2009, it will be clear that 'we have in fact achieved our objective in terms of having a self-governing Iraq that's capable for the most part of defending themselves, a democracy in the heart of the Middle East, a nation that will be a positive force in influencing the world around it in the future.'" Asked, "All of that by 2009?" Cheney replied, "Yes, sir."
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_071206.htm