Iraq another view

In an interview with The Associated Press, retired Army Gen. John Abizaid, retired in May after nearly four years as the top officer at U.S. Central Command, the U.S. needs to draw down forces in Iraq so the Iraqis can take control of their own affairs.

Abizaid was considered a straight shooter during his time as CentCom chief. In July 2003, he was the first high-ranking officer to say publicly the war in Iraq had become a guerrilla war — a development that then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and others had refused to acknowledge.