Iraq awaits US changes to curb sectarian terror
AFP, January, 2007
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — Iraq was awaiting top-level US military and diplomatic changes to tackle the raging sectarian bloodshed that killed at least 28 people a day earlier. US President George W Bush's plans to announce a major overhaul in Iraq strategy next week comes as the violence-wracked country battles a fresh crisis triggered by the grisly execution video of Saddam Hussein.
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On Thursday, Bush moved to make top-level intelligence, diplomatic, and military changes in Iraq ahead of a strategy shift that is expected to include sending more troops to the country in the near term. As part of his personnel overhaul Bush is soon expected to replace his ambassador in Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, and bring in Lieutenant General David Petraeus to replace General George Casey as ground commander, media reports suggested. It was also reported by ABC Television that Bush would nominate the head of US forces in the Pacific, ...
