WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace told reporters Friday that U.S. strategy in Iraq is not "chipped in stone."
Pace, who appeared on morning news shows and then discussed Iraq with a small group of reporters, also said that the outcome of the U.S. congressional elections will not affect the way the military performs, the American Forces Press Service said.
"We give the enemy credit for looking at us, seeing what we are doing and changing their tactics," Pace said. "We should give ourselves the same credit and do the same thing. We should expect it of ourselves. We should not expect to go with a plan that's chipped in stone and stay with that plan no matter what."
While U.S. objectives in Afghanistan and Iraq remain the same, Pace said, the means of achieving them need to be adjusted constantly.
Pace said that the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in twice-weekly meetings, discuss tactics and strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan and talk about possible changes. He said that military commanders returning from those theaters provide information on what works.
