Surge

The Iraq policy is still failing, but the administration just wants to spin it. As usual.

Congressional auditors have determined that the Iraqi government has failed to meet the vast majority of political and military goals laid out by lawmakers to assess President Bush’s Iraq war strategy, The Associated Press has learned.

The Government Accountability Office, or GAO, will report that at least 13 of the 18 benchmarks to measure the surge of U.S. troops to Iraq are unfulfilled ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline for Bush to give a detailed accounting of the situation eight months after he announced the policy, according to three officials familiar with the matter.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the report has not been made public, also said the administration is preparing a case to play down its findings, arguing that Congress ordered the GAO to use unfair, “all or nothing” standards when compiling the document.

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8 Responses to “Surge”


  1. Gravatar Icon 1 Repack Rider

    But…the SCHOOLS got painted!

  2. Gravatar Icon 2 durablend

    And didn’t some shopkeeper put a window in?

    YEAH BABY–WE’VE TURNED THE CORNER!!!!

  3. Gravatar Icon 3 Duros62

    Well, look, the parliament goes back to work after Labor Day, right? Then they’ll have two whole weeks to get all that shit done before the 15th.

    I don’t see a problem.

  4. Gravatar Icon 4 frameone

    Duros is right. Two weeks is plenty of time. It might take a few 12 hour days and a lot of pizza delivery but, hey, sometimes you gotta sacrifice …

  5. Gravatar Icon 5 Duros62

    Plus it will be a lot cooler, too. Nobody wants to work in air-conditioned buildings when its 180 degrees outside.

  6. Gravatar Icon 6 frameone

    just remember, no white shoes … wearing white shoes after labor day that could unravel the whole thing …
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FByo6a5fJtQ

  7. Gravatar Icon 7 Duros62

    Was that Patty Hearst?

  8. Gravatar Icon 8 frameone

    yes, yes it is …

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