Keyser: Lanier is full, the U.S. is winning

GAINESVILLE - The retiring Corps of Engineers Colonel who oversees Lake Lanier said Saturday the lake is full and the U.S. is winning in Iraq.<br> <br> Colonel Robert B. Keyser, Army Corps of Engineers Mobile, Alabama, District commander, told Lake Lanier Association members national media reports don&#39;t tell the story of U.S. presence in Iraq.<br> <br> &#34;And despite all the crap that you read in the newspaper and you see on the nightly news, we&#39;re winning over there,&#34; Keyser said.<br> <br> Keyser said several of his people had performed life saving engineering services while serving in Iraq and in district headquarters in Mobile.<br> <br> Keyser said Lake Lanier is full despite the driest March in 200 years.<br> <br> &#34;Lake Lanier is full, West Point Lake is full, Walter F. George is full and Lake Seminole is full,&#34; Keyser said. <br> <br> He said Lanier is at 1070.8 (feet above sea level). Full pool is 1071.<br> <br> Keyser said lowering the level of the lake 15-20 feet to meet tri-state river compact demands would be a disaster.<br> <br> Seven U.S. Senate candidates also appeared at the meeting, each promising to work for lower gasoline prices and search for alternative fuels.<br> <br> Mary Squires, Johnny Isakson, Jim Finkelstein, Mac Collins, Allen Buckley, Leigh Baier and Al Bartell gave statements and fielded questions during the meeting.

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