INCONSISTENT NARRATIVES ABOUT IRAQ

PALIN:

So again, I believe that a surge in Afghanistan also will lead us to victory there, as it has proven to have done in Iraq.

CROCKER:

US ambassador appeals for patience in Iraq

Sep 28 11:13 AM US/Eastern
By JOHN DANISZEWSKI
Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD (AP) - U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker on Sunday accused Iran of trying to interfere with a new security pact between Iraq and the United States, and said Americans need to view Iraq with "a sense of strategic patience" because the stakes in the region are so high.

"All Americans should be and are proud of the achievements in Iraq and the American role in bringing about the change," he said. "Iraq is in a far, far better place than it was say 18 months ago."

However, he warned, those gains could be in jeopardy if U.S. interest in the country is allowed to flag. "So I think what Americans need going forward is a sense of strategic patience," he said.