From Reuters:

The new U.S. commander in Iraq said on Thursday military force would not end violence unless talks were held with some militant groups and warned of more “sensational attacks” during the current crackdown in Baghdad.

General David Petraeus, at his first news conference since he took command last month, also said he saw no immediate need for more U.S. troops, but reinforcements already requested would likely stay “well beyond the summer”.

“There is no military solution to a problem like that in Iraq, to the insurgency of Iraq,” Petraeus said.

But he’s only the commander of US troops in Iraq. What does he know?