franks_us_forces_could_be_in_iraq_for_5_more_years An "amazing" newslink Retired army general Tommy Franks, leader of US invasion of Iraq, releases memoir Wed Aug 4, 1:25 PM ET http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1521&e=9&u=/afp/20040804/pl_afp/us_military_franks_040804172549 in a telephone conference call to promote the book:- "I hoped that the Iraqis would immediately rise up and become part of the solution," he said. "We simply didn't know. For that reason, we didn't know how long our operations would take," Franks added, estimating that US forces could be in Iraq for five more years. 040805 ... a "point" We_did_the_'right'_thing_and_the_world_is_'better' 040806 ... . 6 August 2004 Bush refuses to set Iraq withdrawal timetable 040806 ... a "point" * A_point_in_time * Bush_'I_said_I_mean_full_sovereignty' 040529 040806 what's it to you? who go blather from