Bush nominee worries Iraq can't do more - Politics - MSNBC.com

Bush nominee worries Iraq can't do more - Politics - MSNBC.com: "WASHINGTON - The Army general picked by President George W. Bush to become his war adviser said Thursday he has serious misgivings about the Iraqi government's ability to take control of the country, no matter how much pressure the United States applies.

'The question in my mind is not to what extent can we force them or lever them to a particular outcome but rather to what degree do they actually have the capacity themselves to produce that outcome,' Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute said during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

'And if produced or if pressed too hard will we, in turn, end up with an outcome that isn't really worth the paper it's written on?' he added." Read complete post here.