Bush Administration spokesperson General Petraeus and his sidekick Ryan Crocker CrockObull are headed back to Washington again today with those gorgeous graphs to fool Congress give Congress an update on the 6 month no 1 year no, ah hell, the never ending surge. They will, of course, say everything is going fantastic with the surge [...]
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Entries Tagged as 'Friedman Unit'
Whatever Happened to the “Benchmarks”?
April 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Friedman Unit, Iraq, Petraeus, Surge, War
Petraeus: I Need Another Friedman Unit To Determine Whether ‘We’ve Reached A Turning Point’
February 2nd, 2008 · 9 Comments · Friedman Unit, Iraq, Petraeus, Surge, War
In the past few months, conservatives such as Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) have been quick to declare victory in Iraq. In November, McCain said that “we’ve succeeded militarily.” A day later, Lieberman declared that “we are winning” because “we have made progress” in “one of the most remarkable turnarounds in modern [...]
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