Giuliani declines to assess Iraq buildup

Source: Associated Press

NASHUA, N.H. - Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday he couldn't evaluate whether President Bush's 10-week-old troop increase in Iraq was working.

"I don't know the answer to that," the former New York City mayor told reporters after speaking with a group of business leaders in the first-in-the-nation primary state.

Giuliani did, however, have an opinion on what he said is necessary for victory in Iraq — an emphasis on helping Iraqis rebuild their country.

"By build I mean, re-establish the infrastructure, both physical and political, and the emphasis on that is going to be key to whether it does work or not," he said in response to a question about whether Bush's troop boost that was aimed at pacifying violence-plagued Baghdad was achieving results.

"We have had success in stabilizing certain parts of Iraq," Giuliani allowed. "The real question is whether we can hold it and use it as an opportunity to build."


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:evilgrin:

his neocon advisers.

Why would ANYONE vote for this piece of shit if he won't take a stand and say how he would conduct the war, or what is wrong with the current way the war is being fought.

What a lame piece of shit.

White House. Afraid to tell the truth. Afraid to put his opinion out there so he can (like some others I can think of) play all sides of the issue.