Iraq

Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, DefSec nominee Bob Gates said “all options are on the table” regarding Iraq and that the U.S. is neither winning nor losing the war. Iraq Study Group report to be issued at 12 GMT Wednesday morning and is expected to push for regional conference on Iraq that includes Syria and Iran and a realignment of U.S. forces to play peacekeeping role.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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