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Viewing cable 06SANTIAGO806, MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06SANTIAGO806 2006-04-17 19:10 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Santiago
VZCZCXYZ0010
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSG #0806 1071910
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 171910Z APR 06
FM AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8902
UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000806 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR R/MR, I/PP, WHA/BSC, WHA/PDA, INR/IAA, PM 
 
STATE FOR INL, INR/R/MR, NEA/IR 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ 
 
 
1. On April 17, center-left "Diario Siete" (circ. 23,000, 4/17) 
carried an editorial entitled, "Military Criticism of Bush." 
Quote: 
 
2. "As President Bush's approval ratings continue to drop...seven 
retired generals have harshly criticized his management of the war 
on Iraq....  The generals have raised their voices to express what 
many in the U.S. military feel....  The bottom line is that the U.S. 
has no chance of winning the war in Iraq...because, despite its 
economic and military might, it has been unable to remake that part 
of the world according to Washington's design." 
 
KELLY