Gen. Odierno blames “Iranian surrogates” for security troubles in Iraq
Gen. Raymond Odierno, former commander of Multinational Corps Iraq, gave his assessment of Iranian involvement in Iraq through their training and funding of other militant groups inside Iraq. He said that president Ahmadinejad’s recent safe visit was due to these surrogates backing off in the Iranian leader’s presence. (0:55)
March 4, 2008
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