Remember that troop surge that Chimpy announced in January which started in February and decreased violence in Baghdad in March but increased sectarian strife everywhere else in April to the point of making the "Green Zone" not so green in May and got congressmen on both sides of the aisle to voice their disappointment in June but W. wouldn't budge in July until General David Petraeus made his assessment in September because Bush insisted that the war should be run by the commanders on the ground, not the politicians in Washington? Yeah, that surge. CNN- Thursday, July 19th: "In order to do a good assessment I need at least until November," said Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno, a deputy to Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. military commander in Iraq. But on Friday, Odierno clarified his statements.
All we heard was September September September September September. Well, the old September is the new November.
"There is no intention to push our reporting requirement beyond September,"he said. "Nothing I said yesterday should be interpreted to suggest otherwise. My reference to November was simply suggesting that as we go forward beyond September, we will gain more understanding of trends.
In other words, if they are looking at November, September means nothing. Let's all take a vacation in August while more soldiers and civilians die in Iraq.
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Don't fall into the trap like the media did!the war is an occupation,not a war!He declared victory 5yrs ago!I get sick of the media and the democrats not calling it an occupation.Also, the "surge"is an "escalation".Why do these people let them get away with it?Its the continued dumbing down of America.
p.s. that dirtbag mitch mconnell the head of the repubs. in the senate has already said hes going by the sept 15 report.hes not going to move the goal post.Bush is a lame duck so the repubs.are only going to be interested in covering their own asses for the 08 election.
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