Beowulf
09-09-2007, 04:26 PM
WASHINGTON - <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = AT /><AT:CLASS></AT:CLASS>In vertical bars of blue, green, gray and red, a briefing chart prepared by the Defense Intelligence Agency says what Gen. David Petraeus won't.
<AT:CLASS></AT:CLASS>Insurgent attacks against Iraqi civilians, their security forces and U.S. troops remain high, according to the document obtained by The Associated Press. It is a conclusion that the well-regarded Army officer who is the top U.S. commander in Iraq is expected to try to counter when he and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad, testify before Congress on Monday and Tuesday.
<AT:CLASS></AT:CLASS>More than four years into a conflict initially thought to be a cakewalk, the war has become a battle of statistics, graphs and conflicting assessments of progress in a country of more than 27 million people.
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I particulary like this statement:
Critics say those gains amount to "cherry-picking" the most favorable data. But U.S. officials, including the head of U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, cite the gains as evidence Iraq is moving in the right direction.
Oh yes, and these critics themselves don't "cherry pick" when they overlook the good we've accomplished, right? Farking Liberals!!
<AT:CLASS></AT:CLASS>Insurgent attacks against Iraqi civilians, their security forces and U.S. troops remain high, according to the document obtained by The Associated Press. It is a conclusion that the well-regarded Army officer who is the top U.S. commander in Iraq is expected to try to counter when he and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad, testify before Congress on Monday and Tuesday.
<AT:CLASS></AT:CLASS>More than four years into a conflict initially thought to be a cakewalk, the war has become a battle of statistics, graphs and conflicting assessments of progress in a country of more than 27 million people.
http://kevxml2adsl.verizon.net/_1_2FORTO10362B6N__vzn.dsl/apnws/story.htm?kcfg=apart&sin=news_top&qcat=news&ran=2163&feed=ap&top=1
I particulary like this statement:
Critics say those gains amount to "cherry-picking" the most favorable data. But U.S. officials, including the head of U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, cite the gains as evidence Iraq is moving in the right direction.
Oh yes, and these critics themselves don't "cherry pick" when they overlook the good we've accomplished, right? Farking Liberals!!