White house will be writing Petraeus' report

[Powow]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...la-home-center

Some people here were actually expecting this report to be something other than political bullshit

Administration and military officials acknowledge that the September report will not show any significant progress on the political benchmarks laid out by Congress. How to deal in the report with the lack of national reconciliation between Iraq's warring sects has created some tension within the White House.

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.

The senior administration official said the process had created "uncomfortable positions" for the White House because of debates over what constitutes "satisfactory progress."

During internal White House discussion of a July interim report, some officials urged the administration to claim progress in policy areas such as legislation to divvy up Iraq's oil revenue, even though no final agreement had been reached. Others argued that such assertions would be disingenuous.

"There were some in the drafting of the report that said, 'Well, we can claim progress,' " the administration official said. "There were others who said: 'Wait a second. Sure we can claim progress, but it's not credible to . . . just neglect the fact that it's had no effect on the ground.' "

[stupendous man]

with inputs from officials throughout the government.

And though Petraeus and Crocker will present their recommendations on Capitol Hill

"petreaus, if you don't say things are the greatest fucking thing over there since apple pie, you will go hang with your buddies abizaid et. al. watching whales hump in alaska."

or something like that.

[The Dad]

C'mon, now -- let's be fair. After all, the last time the White House put together a report for someone else to sign, weren't they objective and reasonable?

Oh, wait. Never mind.

Actually, though, the fact that these words were spoken in the Bush Administration at least gives me some hope for humanity:

"There were some in the drafting of the report that said, 'Well, we can claim progress,' " the administration official said. "There were others who said: 'Wait a second. Sure we can claim progress, but it's not credible to . . . just neglect the fact that it's had no effect on the ground.' "

[Jer]

Some people here were actually expecting this thread to be something other than Librodouche bullshit

Fixed it for ya!

Ding ding ding - we have a winner!!

Excuse me while I pop some popcorn and crack open a beer.

[stupendous man]

Petraeus speaking: The status of Iraq is touch and go. The surge produced some immediate results followed by massive death and backlash...

Bush (writing): Iraq. Good. Yes, some bad. Must stay course or be whining liberal losers. Jesus says should make more war... (doodles picture of jesus in a spaceship)

Condy: You need to use more words, Dubya.

Cheney (grabs paper and runs out of the room): Yoink! See ya later, suckers.

[Jer]

Petraeus speaking: The status of Iraq is touch and go. The surge produced some immediate results followed by massive death and backlash...

Bush (writing): Iraq. Good. Yes, some bad. Must stay course or be whining liberal losers. Jesus says should make more war... (doodles picture of jesus in a spaceship)

Honestly, that's pretty funny. The Jesus in a spaceship part is gold.

[freshie247]

A thrunting we will go, a thrunting we will go.

[Jer]

A thrunting we will go, a thrunting we will go.

So - complimenting Stup on his funny post is thrunting now?

Did your mom have any kids who lived?