[Hillary] Clinton: Insurgency in Iraq Is Failing. Clinton is
with a delegation of Senatethings in Baghdad.
Today, security is so bad that none of the senators
dared drive through Baghdad's streets, even in armored cars. Aside
from the Green Zone, their only glimpse of the capital came from
the relative safety of U.S. military helicopters that ferried them
from the airport.
"It's regrettable that the security needs have increased so much.
On the other hand, I think you can look at the country as a whole
and see that there are many parts of Iraq that are functioning
quite well," Clinton said.
She also said 'The concerted effort to disrupt the elections was an
abject failure. ... he fact that you have these suicide bombers
now, wreaking such hatred and violence while people pray, is to me,
an indication of their failure.'
Poorly planned trip, if she didn't visit at least some
troops.