Condi's fatwa: "There will be no Iraqi equivalent of V-E Day or V-J Day"

Rice Says No 'V-E Day' on Horizon in Iraq

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By TARA BURGHART Associated Press Writer

April 19,2006 | CHICAGO -- Even assuming Iraq forms a national government, there will be no sudden stop to violence such as the V-E Day that formally marked the end of World War II in Europe, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday.

Speaking to the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, Rice said peace would come gradually to Iraq, which the United States invaded more than three years ago. Efforts by Iraqi leaders to form a national unity government have been stalled.

"Americans must be prepared for violence to continue in Iraq, even after a government is formed. There will be no Iraqi equivalent of V-E Day or V-J Day," Rice said, referring to the days of Victory in Europe and Victory in Japan in 1945.

"Rather, peace will be secured as more and more Iraqis recognize that the democratic process is open to them and that politics, not violence, is the best way to achieve their interests and redress their grievances," she said. "This is how democracy will conquer terrorism, but it will do so gradually."

http://www.salon.com/wire/ap/archive.html?wire=D8H3ANBO1.html

with a FPOOI-Day. (Finally Pulled Out Of Iraq Day)

:shrug:

amen brother