General Petraeus Iraq Reporting Fact Check

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GENERAL PETRAEUS’ TESTIMONY:
"As a bottom line up front, the military objectives of the surge are, in large measure, being met." [Testimony, 9/10/07]

General David Petraeus, in letter to troops: "One of the justifications of the surge, after all, was that it would help create the space for Iraqi leaders to tackle the tough questions and agree on key pieces of national reconciliation legislation…It has not worked out as we had hoped." [Letter to Troops, 9/7/07]

It's interesting to note that General Petraeus was not sworn in before giving his testimony to the House committee today. Once again, the spineless congress doesn't require the Bush Administration to be truthful or else face the consequences for lying to the American people.

The chart Petraeus won’t show

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The AP reveals that a “briefing chart prepared by the Defense Intelligence Agency says what Gen. David Petraeus won’t. Insurgent attacks against Iraqi civilians, their security forces and U.S. troops remain high.” Most of the insurgent attacks in Iraq continue to be focused on U.S. forces, as the chart shows: