Gen Pace on Iraq...

A telling contradictory statement from General Peter Pace at the recent Capital Hill hearing on Iraq:

Source:

Quote from TracyPress:

Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has succinctly summarized how Iraq can move away from the abyss of chaos. “Shiite and Sunni are going to have to love their children more than they hate each other,” Pace told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday.

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I submit, given the suffering and death the invasion of Iraq has brought on its children, that this statement from the general is obscene. If I was the Iraqi president or ambassador I would be absolutely livid right now. Who are the americans to be counseling deliberation and restraint in Iraq?

This appears to be an absolutely sickeningly hypocritical statement that calls for further elaboration and justification on the part of General Pace.

Do I fundamentally disagree with General Pace's suggestion? No. However,

1.) It's a little late to be advocating "love" in Iraq

and

2.) One of the architects of civilian deaths in Iraq is certainly not qualified to counsel everyone else on the importance of valuing children to avoid conflict

I urge everyone concerned with American policy and our international relations to request an explanation from General Pace:

Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff
9999 Joint Staff Pentagon
Washington, DC 20318-9999