Gen. Barry McCaffrey (ret.) says U.S. forces cannot sustain combat tours in Iraq.

Posted by Staff on July 18, 2005 |

At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, General McCaffrey (ret.) says Iraq will be at least a five-year challenge. McCaffrey, saying the U.S. National Guard is "in a stage of meltdown," said the United States Army and Marine Corps are incapable of sustaining reconstruction in Iraq. (1:00)

 
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July 18, 2005
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