Iraq critics concede military progress by Notme dfsfs

Iraq registered a great military progress, even critics of President Bush agree with this. However these changes are not the result of political progress, because of the many differences between the government factions. All Sunni representatives in the government have quit, undermining the legitimacy of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite.In a recent CBS/NYT survey the percentage of Americans that think the U.S. did the right thing in going to war with Iraq increased from 35 percent in May to 42 percent.Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack, both working at Brookings Institution, are critics of Bush involvement in Iraq. But after a recent visit they said "we are finally getting somewhere in Iraq, at least in military terms." "As long as people start to get a sense that what's happening on the battlefield is different and better than what it was, then I feel like we've made our contribution," said O'Hanlon.President Bush at a news conference said: "My own perspective is that they (Iraqis) have made some progress but not enough. I fully recognize this is a difficult assignment."Gen. David Petraeus said that the American military is making progress in Iraq and it achieved "tactical momentum in many areas, especially against al-Qaida Iraq, and to a lesser degree against the militia extremists." But he also said "there are innumerable challenges."

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