Why the White House wants to write the Petraeus Report

The Washington Post will probably be branded as traitors and not supporting our troops for giving us an advance look at the Patraeus Report... BEFORE the White House propoganda ministers get hold of it.

What our military would write:

Iraq has failed to meet all but three of 18 congressionally mandated benchmarks for political and military progress., according to a draft of a Government Accountability Office report. The document questions whether some aspects of a more positive assessment by the White House last month adequately reflected the range of views the GAO found within the administration The strikingly negative GAO draft, which will be delivered to Congress in final form on Tuesday. comes as the White House prepares to deliver its own new benchmark report in the second week of September, along with congressional testimony from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker. They are expected to describe significant security improvements and offer at least some promise for political reconciliation in Iraq.

After some "editing only for space", what the White House will release:

Iraq has failed to meet three of 18 congressionally mandated benchmarks for political and military progress, according to a positive assessment by the White House which will be delivered to Congress in final form on Tuesday along with congressional testimony from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker. They are expected to describe significant security improvements and offer at least some promise for political reconciliation in Iraq.

Labels: Bush, Iraq, Petraeus

posted by Stash @ 9:15 AM