I assumed this confusion was just an exception, but apparently not:
MCCAIN: Do you still view al Qaeda in Iraq as a major threat?
PETRAEUS: It is still a major threat, though it is certainly not as major a threat as it was say 15 months ago.
MCCAIN: Certainly not an obscure sect of the Shi’ites overall?
PETREAUS: No.
MCCAIN: Or Sunnis or anybody else.
Is McCain ready on Day One?
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/04/al-qaeda-shiite/218214/
