U.S. General Says Iraq Conflict Yields Data on Al Qaeda

The Washington Post

BAGRAM, Afghanistan, July 30 -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today that the Iraq conflict is providing important intelligence on the al Qaeda network rather than sapping resources from the war against international terrorism in Afghanistan and elsewhere, as some critics had predicted.

"People should be assured there has not been any lessening of our ability to go after al Qaeda because of the operations in Iraq," Gen. Richard B. Myers told reporters during a one-day visit to Afghanistan, his fifth stop in a tour of the Middle East and Asia.

"In fact, just the opposite, we're getting very good intelligence from operations in Iraq on the al Qaeda, and it's been very helpful in understanding the network and tracking down some of the leadership."

Myers played down the many recent attacks on foreign and government forces here, calling them dangerous but not a serious threat to national order. ---


Very Good Voter’s Guide

Come on.

Maybe he meant that they heard the news even in Iraq that Iran is holding top al Queda types.

...to bring ruin politically. The Afghans can hope for a better economic future but they won't get it from us.

This administration has made it clear that they will tolerate no dissent or independent analysis from the military or the intelligence services. So why should be believe that Myers is doing anything other than spouting the Administration line of the day?