Saturday, October 01, 2005
Bush Vs. The Generals
Diff’rent truths for diff’rent folks? No, just more evidence of the mind-numbing dishonesty of the Bush administration.
Two interesting quotes here. The first is the President, telling us how well the Iraqi army is progressing. The second is from the allied honcho in Iraq, giving us a different story.
Different stories. Different truths for different folks, maybe? I don’t think so: the administration is continuing to confabulate about our successes in Iraq; they know the truth, they just don’t think the people should know it. But, why not? The America citizenry is so numbed-out by the tons of bullshit heaped on them they can’t respond to anything less than a jolt from a stun-gun.
Compare this:
"At this moment, more than a dozen Iraqi battalions have completed training and are conducting anti-terrorist operations in Ramadi and Fallujah. More than 20 battalions are operating in Baghdad. And some have taken the lead in operations in major sectors of the city. In total, more than 100 battalions are operating throughout Iraq. Our commanders report that the Iraqi forces are operating with increasing effectiveness."
-- President Bush, 9/28/05
With this:
"The number of Iraqi battalions capable of combat without U.S. support has dropped from three to one, the top American commander in Iraq told Congress Thursday."
-- Associated Press, 9/29/05
Two interesting quotes here. The first is the President, telling us how well the Iraqi army is progressing. The second is from the allied honcho in Iraq, giving us a different story.
Different stories. Different truths for different folks, maybe? I don’t think so: the administration is continuing to confabulate about our successes in Iraq; they know the truth, they just don’t think the people should know it. But, why not? The America citizenry is so numbed-out by the tons of bullshit heaped on them they can’t respond to anything less than a jolt from a stun-gun.
Compare this:
"At this moment, more than a dozen Iraqi battalions have completed training and are conducting anti-terrorist operations in Ramadi and Fallujah. More than 20 battalions are operating in Baghdad. And some have taken the lead in operations in major sectors of the city. In total, more than 100 battalions are operating throughout Iraq. Our commanders report that the Iraqi forces are operating with increasing effectiveness."
-- President Bush, 9/28/05
With this:
"The number of Iraqi battalions capable of combat without U.S. support has dropped from three to one, the top American commander in Iraq told Congress Thursday."
-- Associated Press, 9/29/05
