No such thing as victory in Iraq: Nelson (Aussie Defence Minister)

[maddezmom]

Defence Minister Brendan Nelson has warned that coalition forces will not achieve victory in Iraq.

Dr Nelson has told a defence conference in Canberra that no-one should expect a Utopia in Iraq once the current conflict is over.

He says there will be Al Qaeda-inspired violence across the country for the foreseeable future.

"There is no such thing as victory in Iraq," he said.

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And he says the Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, is being inconsistent by criticising Australia's troop deployment in Iraq while at the same time supporting a possible increase in troop numbers in Afghanistan.

"Why is it that some people in this country think that the Iraqis have less a right to that security and support than do East Timorese and indeed even Australians?" he said.



more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200702/s1854550.htm

Looks like Nelson has some inconsistencies of his own. :shrug:

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