like all their other lies about Iraq that have since been proven wrong?
2007-09-05 16:44:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/12/06/national/w130620S75.DTL
Panel: U.S. underreported Iraq violence By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer
Wed Dec 6, 8:31 PM ET
WASHINGTON - U.S. military and intelligence officials have systematically underreported the violence in Iraq in order to suit the Bush administration's policy goals, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group said.
In its report on ways to improve the U.S. approach to stabilizing Iraq, the group recommended Wednesday that the director of national intelligence and the secretary of defense make changes in the collection of data about violence to provide a more accurate picture.
2007-09-05 16:49:10 · update #1
The panel pointed to one day last July when U.S. officials reported 93 attacks or significant acts of violence. "Yet a careful review of the reports for that single day brought to light 1,100 acts of violence," it said.
"The standard for recording attacks acts as a filter to keep events out of reports and databases." It said, for example, that a murder of an Iraqi is not necessarily counted as an attack, and a roadside bomb or a rocket or mortar attack that doesn't hurt U.S. personnel doesn't count, either. Also, if the source of a sectarian attack is not determined, that assault is not added to the database of violence incidents.
"Good policy is difficult to make when information is systematically collected in a way that minimizes its discrepancy with policy goals," the report said.
2007-09-05 16:49:37 · update #2
a lie if reported often enough becomes perceived as being truthful. The republicans have proven this over and over during the stewardship of Karl Rove.
2007-09-05 16:48:15 · answer #1 · answered by ez f 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Since most liberals have been putting their beliefs in the democrat lies for so long it should be easy for them to absorb the alleged lies about Iraq. Whenever they see the Clinton's all lovey dovey they forget what Billy boy has been doing for 20 years and along with Hillary fail to understand the meaning of morality. They permit Johnson to be on a very important committee despite his having been found with 90,000 in unexplained cash in his freezer. They try and take back approval of the Iraqi action and continue to distort the news to make it negative. This country is tired of the same old trash talk from Reid and Pelosi and the 08 election will be a big surprise for everyone.
2007-09-06 00:10:45 · answer #2 · answered by old codger 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the commanders on the scene and hillery Clinton also said that the surge is working. Are they lying too? As far as being "proven wrong" you have not presented anything that shows that.
2007-09-05 23:52:01 · answer #3 · answered by smsmith500 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When were you in Iraq? Do you really believe what the media tells you? If I told you I have a unicorn, would you believe me?
2007-09-05 23:50:46 · answer #4 · answered by .. 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know that that is a lie or if it is the truth. I also can't recall one thing said about Iraq that was PROVED to be a lie........
2007-09-05 23:48:37 · answer #5 · answered by Brian 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
succeed=dragging out the war even further
2007-09-05 23:55:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Winning in Iraq kind of scares you doesn't it?
2007-09-05 23:48:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
no...real Americans are tired of the bull ****
2007-09-05 23:50:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋