[lbo-talk] Iraq a 'work of art in progress' says US general

Carl Remick carlremick at hotmail.com
Fri Nov 3 08:00:21 PST 2006


[Hmm, I don't know much about art, but I know what I don't like.]

Iraq a 'work of art in progress' says US general after 49 die

Julian Borger in Washington Friday November 3, 2006 The Guardian

An American general in Baghdad called Iraq a "work of art" in progress yesterday in one of the most extraordinary attempts by the US military leadership to put a positive spin on the worsening violence. On a day in which 49 people were killed or found dead around the country, Major General William Caldwell, the chief military spokesman, argued that Iraq was in transition, a process that was "not always a pleasant thing to watch.

"Every great work of art goes through messy phases while it is in transition. A lump of clay can become a sculpture. Blobs of paint become paintings which inspire," Maj Gen Caldwell told journalists in Baghdad's fortified green zone. ...

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1938419,00.html>

Carl

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