GAO Disses Iraq On Benchmarks

In a story that totally "surprises" me and "everyone" else ?, the G.A.O. reports that Baghdad has not met 11 of its 18 political and security goals, according to a new independent report on Iraq that challenges President Bush's assessment on the war, The Associated Press has learned. The study, conducted by the Government Accountability Office, was slightly more upbeat than initially planned. After receiving substantial pushback from the White House, the GAO determined that four benchmarks, instead of two, had been partially met.

It is too late to expect anything but bad news to issue from the war in Iraq, as our young men and women continue to fight and die for "nothing'!!


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