Looking at this article I have posted a link to, it seems that he might be "cooking the books".
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20773566/
2007-09-14 08:30:24 · 12 answers · asked by ? 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Perhaps, but I think that he's more likely trying to fool us into thinking that there's been actual progress and his planned surge actually worked.
p.s. The Soldiers that would be returning are simply bringing the overall troop levels back to pre-surge levels, and he said that he was going to do that anyway.
2007-09-14 08:38:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
It is like a sale at the super store. The price starts at $10 and then is raised to $15 for a small period of time. Then the store advertises a big sale of $3 dollars off bringing the price down to $12. What a bargain. It is a bargain, of course because you were told in the ad that it was reduced in price, it was, and you were told it is a bargain so how could you not believe you got a reduction in price? This is a simplified way to put it. When the Petraeus reduction is complete we will still have 7000 more troops in Iraq than we had before the surge. Big sale. Buy now while supplies last.
2007-09-14 15:40:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
If he is, he’s doing a very poor job of it. Telling us that most of the number of the surge troops are coming back home is hardly a valid implementation of troop reduction and nobody will be persuaded by such nonsense.
2007-09-14 15:40:09 · answer #3 · answered by quest for truth gal 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Aaah yes - creative accounting rears it's ugly head.
2007-09-14 16:21:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
He is just returning us to "pre-surge" levels since "the surge" has worked so well (cough...cough)
That was sarcasm for those of you who don't get it.
2007-09-14 15:58:30 · answer #5 · answered by john_stolworthy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, I do not think he has ever tried to fool us. I've read the article and, it is one article written by whom? Do you know the journalists credentials? Is he trying to fool you?
2007-09-14 15:44:53 · answer #6 · answered by Moody Red 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
He's not trying to fool anyone but you are just to goddamn gullible and you think everyone is out to get you. It's called PARANOIA.
2007-09-14 16:54:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
He fooled us into going to war so NOTHING he does would surprise me
2007-09-14 15:38:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
2007-09-14 15:41:57 · answer #9 · answered by gone 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
"There is an old saying in Tn. fool me once, shame on ... shame on you...
If you fool them, you can't fool them again"
but he does fool us again
2007-09-14 16:54:23 · answer #10 · answered by done 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋