Salvadorean Daily
Decries Presence in Iraq
An editorial of La
Prensa Grafica daily
questioned on Sunday the
maintenance of
Salvadorian troops in
Iraq, and criticized
recent remarks on the
issue by President
Antonio Saca.
What is a tiny country,
which is a long way from
Iraq, doing with 280
troops deployed there
since 2003?, the daily
wondered.
The pro-government paper
criticized Saca's
remarks, who spoke
highly of the presence
of Salvadorian
servicemen in Iraq.
Iraq has proved to be
uncontrollable, the
journal stressed after
recalling the deaths of
five nationals in the
Arab country.
Besides regretting that
El Salvador remains as
the only Latin American
nation with troops in
Iraq in an obvious
demonstration of its
alliance with
Washington, the daily
also questioned Saca's
views about the
country's security and
economy.
Saca will leave the
government amid two
impossible wars to win:
one in Iraq and the
other in the Salvadorian
streets. They are two
wars which have defined
his term of office, La
Prensa Grafica
concluded. |
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