In this image released by the US Department of Defence, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen speaks with U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander, U.S. Forces-Iraq onboard a C-17 Globemaster en route to Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/MC1 Chad J. McNeeley - US Department of Defence)
U.S. Commander Predicts Turbulence Ahead In Iraq -- Washington Post
BAGHDAD — The top U.S. general in Iraq on Monday predicted a level of upheaval in the country as militant groups jostle to fill the vacuum left behind by the withdrawal of all American forces in the coming weeks.
Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, said the threat from the Sunni extremist organization, al-Qaeda in Iraq, could grow at the same time that Iranian-backed Shiite militias are also seeking to assert themselves.
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My Comment: US troop levels are now at 20,000 in Iraq .... expect almost everyone out within the next few weeks. As for Iraq .... I predict that 2012 will be its "make or break" year.
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