Bush Administration lowers Iraq report expectations

More downplaying and minimizing of what Bush calls the "battle for civilization."

"Bush administration officials sought to lower expectations for a report this month on the Iraq war, saying it was unrealistic to expect the study would show significant progress in meeting military and political goals.

The report, which must be submitted to Congress by July 15, is just an interim assessment delivered at an early stage of the new U.S. military drive to quell sectarian and insurgent violence, said White House Press Secretary Tony Snow and Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman.

``You are not going to expect all the benchmarks to be met at the beginning of something,'' Snow said. Whitman called the report ``a snapshot that's very much at the front end'' of the U.S. offensive.

The report will be delivered as Congress debates several measures to limit U.S. military operations in Iraq and amid reports that administration officials are debating a possible change of course."

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=auqWfiJT3qb4&refer=home

can find out he is full of it. We have been talking about different things that haven't been reported on the MSM for years. There are many untold stories about Iraq and the Iraqis know it because they live with it day to day so, who does he think he is fooling.