Impatience With Progress in Iraq Troubles Marine Commandant

By Jim Garamone | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2007 – Many Marines are concerned that Americans aren’t willing to invest enough time for success in Iraq, the Corps’ top officer said here yesterday.

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James T. Conway told Pentagon reporters that defense officials must do a better job of communicating to the American people the cost of leaving Iraq too soon.