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Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Iraq War's Leaders Still Cautious."
April 8, 2008

Author:

Anne Gearan

Associated Programs:

Burke Chair in Strategy

Related Research Focus:

Middle East & North Africa
Defense Policy

Experts :

Anthony H. Cordesman

Excerpt:

Nearing what are likely to be his last big decisions on U.S. troops and strategy in Iraq, President Bush seems to have fewer choices than when his war council last came to town. [. . .]

"If there is any clear message that emerges out of the events of the last few weeks, it is that the risks in Iraq remain high enough so that no one can yet say whether the odds of any kind of U.S. success are better than even," Anthony Cordesman, a security analyst for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, wrote Monday. "The fact remains, however, that there is still a marginally better case for staying than for leaving."

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