Pentagon: Please rewrite Iraq report by John Byrne
Interesting spin from the administration
"A bar was set so high, that it was almost not to be able to be met," White House deputy press secretary Dana Perino said today. "On the other hand, one of the things it does not take into account, which is not on the benchmark list, is the cooperation of the Sunni tribes, who have decided to fight back against al-Qaida."
Now the administration did not complain when the initial report claimed 8 of 18 showed progress. But what was really interesting was Perino's statement.
So compare wth William Kristol statement in
A Pathetic Preemptive Strike where he says "The turn of the Sunnis against the insurgency?"
I suspect she read Kristol's editorial early to gets some talking points. Now Kristol didn't complain either when the initial report came out but the GAO report he says does not take into account ...
What he doesn't take into account is the substance of the report
Initial Benchmark Assessment Report which states
This background discussion provides a context for assessing the performance of the Iraqi Government with respect to the 18 benchmarks.
O did the miss the fact it only pertains to the Iraqi government. How embarrassing for these clowns that they can not get the facts right.
