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Democrats Use Classified US Report to Challenge Bush Policy in Iraq
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=279&ctl=141A17E:A6F02AD83191E160E678E6EE802C1D2E9574F7DCC14957C0 Reports say war in
Iraq has spawned new generation of Islamic radicals, increased global
threat of terrorism





An Iraqi walks past a pool of blood at the site of a car bomb attack
against a police patrol, 13 September 2006 Opposition Democrats say a
leaked U.S. intelligence report about Iraq and global terrorism is
further evidence that a change in strategy is needed in Iraq.

American media published excerpts Sunday from the National
Intelligence Estimate, which reportedly says the war in Iraq has
spawned a new generation of Islamic radicals and increased the global
threat of terrorism.

In a statement, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said the report
shows that the United States is less safe because of what he called
President Bush's repeated missteps and refusal to change the course in
Iraq.

But Mr. Bush's Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte,
said that while there is much to be done in the war against terrorism,
the United States has made notable success against what he called the
"global jihadist threat."

A White House spokesman also said the published accounts of the
classified report do not represent the full document.

Some information for this report was provided by AP .

 


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