Why Is General Petraeus Letting The White House Write His Iraq Progress Report? (Poll)
Do you think the long-awaited General David H. Petraeus’s Iraq surge report will “see” as much “tangible progress” as Petraeus claimed to see in the election-influencing op ed he wrote for the Washington Post back on September 26, 2004?
Will it be a “clear-eyed report from a top general” accurately assessing military progress? A report that even approaches the honest document Bush promised in order to buy himself a lot more time?
Hahahahaha!
Anyone who nurtured even the slightest fantasy that the Petraeus assessment would be the real deal, now must surely know otherwise:
Despite Bush’s repeated statements that the report will reflect evaluations by Petraeus and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, administration officials said it would actually be written by the White House, with inputs from officials throughout the government.
And though Petraeus and Crocker will present their recommendations on Capitol Hill, legislation passed by Congress leaves it to the president to decide how to interpret the report’s data.
So why is Petraeus sacrificing what little remains of his integrity by letting the White House author his report? Yes, you guessed it — it’s time for another poll:
(You can catch up with my previous polls here. And check out Petraeus’ Report To Be Cribbed From … ‘Monarch Notes’.)
Technorati Tags: General David Petraeus, Petraeus Iraq Surge Report, George Bush, Tangible Progress, Petraeus Poll
August 17th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Learn the Facts. The Iraq Study Group, which Congress approved, directed the President to submit the report. This process was set months ago. Please learn the facts and not imply untruths.
August 18th, 2007 at 10:31 am
Hey BILL,
Learn the facts. Bush and Cheney should be in prison awaiting sentencing for treason, war crimes, torture, murder, and violations of the U. S. Constititution. Period. And we all know what the “sentence” for these crimes are. LEARN THE FACTS BILL.
August 28th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Hello GOPHater
Your name says it all. I think you may be a little bias in your interpretation of events