Denys,

how about the opinion of people who are or where there?
Specially the US Army General's opinion about Rummy, the incompetent.
Of course Georges puppet "Chalabi" says different.
He agrees with George. 

If your general knows where all the WMD are, why aren't they found?


US President George W Bush has given an upbeat assessment of Iraq on the 
third anniversary of the invasion. 

The president said the strategy being implemented would lead to victory and 
a secure Iraq for generations to come. 

He also said he was encouraged by reports that politicians were close to 
forming a unity government although he urged them to try harder. 

Mr Bush's views differ from those of former interim PM Iyad Allawi who said 
Iraq was in the grip of civil war. 

Mr Bush made no reference to the comments made by Mr Allawi who told the 
BBC that Iraq could be torn apart, although the country had not got to the 
point of no return. 

The UK and US have repeatedly denied Iraq is facing a civil war, but Mr 
Allawi suggested there was no other way to describe the sectarian violence. 

However, Iraqi president Jalal Talabani said the risk of civil war was 
currently low. 

Mr Talabani said talks between political groups towards establishing a 
national government had made progress and so diminished the threat of civil 
conflict. 

The BBC's Jonathan Beale says such progress is essential to President Bush 
if he is to turn around his falling public support. 

The latest opinion polls show a further dip in Mr Bush's approval ratings 
to below 30%, says Jonathan Beale. 

In his speech, Mr Bush also turned his thoughts to the American troops. 

"On this third anniversary of the beginning of the liberation of Iraq, I 
think all Americans should offer thanks to the men and women who wear the 
uniform, and their families who support them," he said. 

In his assessment of the war, the Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned 
that leaving Iraq now would be like returning Germany to Adolf Hitler's 
followers after World War II. 

"Turning our backs on post-war Iraq today would be the modern equivalent of 
handing post-war Germany back to the Nazis," Mr Rumsfeld wrote in the 
Washington Post. 

However, on Sunday Mr Rumsfeld came under fire for his handling of the 
invasion. 

Retired US Army Major General Paul Eaton, who was in charge of training 
Iraqi military forces from 2003 to 2004, described Mr Rumsfeld 
as "incompetent" and urged him to resign. 

In the New York Times, Mr Eaton said Mr Rumsfeld had "shown himself 
incompetent strategically, operationally and tactically, and is far more 
than anyone else responsible for what has happened to our important mission 
in Iraq." 

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