Pentagon officials concerned about declining public support for Iraq war

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Senior
Pentagon officials expressed concern about declining public support for the war in
Iraq but pushed back against calls in Congress for a timetable for the withdrawal of US forces there.

"I think it's fair to speak on behalf of the commanders and say that they would probably not welcome an artificially imposed deadline," said Lieutenant General James Conway, operations director of the Joint Staff.

"They have their plan. It's a plan for victory. And forces will be withdrawn when victory is accomplished between US and Iraqi forces," he said at a Pentagon news conference.

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