Iraq truth

To the editor:

The recently published account of the meeting Gen. John Abizaid had with members of Congress illustrates one thing that is wrong with the Iraq tragedy: unwillingness to level with the American people. Gen. Abizaid doesn’t want to increase troop levels, doesn’t want to decrease troop levels, and doesn’t want to continue the status quo. Abizaid said he remained optimistic that the Iraqis are capable of overcoming sharp internal differences and creating conditions for stability; this in the face of increasing internal strife in which our troops are caught in the middle.

Honesty on the part of those still pushing this war would be refreshing, but those who are calling the shots are not getting shot at. It is time to take our troops out of this bloody quagmire.

David Hann,

Lawrence