"The surge they say is working – and American support is supposed to be on the
upswing …or so they say. O’Hanlon and Pollack are trotted out to make their faux
critical comments about the positive developments and we all look towards
September (or November?) when Gen Petraeus – who can’t even keep track of arms
shipments – will deliver his glowing analysis of the surge and why such success
means we must stay in Iraq for another 9-10 years. While the inherent dishonesty
of the O’Hanlon/Pollack “report” has been dissected by Glenn Greenwald and
others here and elsewhere – and congressional visitors have noted that success
does not look so successful when they can only move short distances around the
Baghdad region via helicopter (as Congresswoman Jan Scharkowsky reported on a
press briefing call this past Friday), we’re not supposed to notice."
The country is at a deadlock on the Iraq war at this point. Those who support the war, have plenty of reasons to claim that things are going well. They have plenty of talking points that support the surge and the mission in Iraq. On the other hand those that are against the war, have plenty of their own talking points and data to suggest that things are not going well. The problem is that none of it is being looked at objectively. Both sides are clinging to their version of the truth, while discounting other versions.
I don't know what the truth on the ground in Iraq is. I trust that the generals do, and in September we will get a report.
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