Did you hear the good news? The Iraqi government has shown what the White House describes as "satisfactory performance" on no fewer than 8 of the 18 benchmarks benchmarks for progress on political and security fronts in Iraq.
Does that mean that the Maliki gang has actually met any of these benchmarks? Why, not exactly. It must means that the chronic liars and dissemblers in the executive branch have chosen to bolster their own interests by resort to the grand weasel word, "satisfactory." Dick Cheney and George w. Bush would call crap on a stick a tasty treat if it would serve their interests.
While the White House report noted progress in the military realm, with an overall decrease in the numbers of Iraqi civilians killed in sectarian violence and in casualties from car and truck bomb blasts, some of the benchmarks have not been met in that section, such as improvements in the ability and political neutrality of the Iraqi security forces and the Iraqi government.
The administration’s decision to qualify many of the political benchmarks will enable it to present a more optimistic assessment than if it had provided the pass-fail judgment sought by Congress when it approved funding for the war this spring.
It's all about spin - all spin, all the time. It's worked for these clowns for six years. They're masters at it and they figure it'll coat them in plenty of grease to ensure they slip straight through the fingers of Congress.
Watch for the rebuttal to come from the insurgents, militias and terrorists in the form of a spike in IEDs and car bomb mayhem. Sad, really.
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