Kennedy says U.S. policy in Iraq is tragedy

WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - Influential Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy said on Tuesday U.S. soldiers were paying the price for the Bush administration's "arrogant" policy in Iraq and he urged the president to call in foreign troops. snip

"The great tragedy would be that American servicemen are risking and losing their lives in Iraq based on flawed, distorted and failed intelligence," the Massachusetts senator told NBC's "Today" show. snip

U.S. troops are coming under daily attack in Iraq and the number of combat deaths is approaching the 1991 Gulf War total, with 146 U.S. troops killed in hostile action since the U.S.-led invasion on March 1, just one less than in 1991.

"The administration has to give up its arrogant attitude toward foreign policy -- it's my way or the highway -- and bring in the international community (into Iraq)," said Kennedy.

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