U.S. Eyes New ‘Hearts-And-Minds’ Focus
The new U.S. general who runs the Iraq war plans to pursue a strategy aimed at improving Iraqis’ quality of life to undercut the support base for the insurgents among disaffected Iraqis. Army Lt. Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, who became the No. 2 commander in Iraq last week, said he would employ across Iraq many of the strategies he used to quell uprisings in Baghdad when he led the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division in 2003 and 2004. Full Story