PENTAGON REPORT ON IRAQ CONTRADCTS BUSH

The Bush administration hastened to present the British decision as an indication that the U.S.-led military operation was succeeding. Vice President Dick Cheney called the reduction "an affirmation of the fact that there are parts of Iraq where things are going pretty well," and White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said the U.S.-led coalition "remains intact" even though the roster of nations contributing troops, excluding the U.S., has fallen to 25 from 35.

But the Pentagon, in its most recent quarterly report to Congress, listed Basra as one of five cities outside Baghdad where violence remained "significant," and said the region was one of only two "not ready for transition" to Iraqi authorities.

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Not meant to offend, but the title is merely a statement of what I think will happen.

Crash Cart made his deathless pronouncement to the gullible rubes at ABC News, which was so excited to have "exclusive" access that they eagerly reported everything he said without any context or analysis at all. And they surely didn't evince any skepticism about Cheney's perspective on just how safe and peaceful things are in the south of Iraq.

Will the major media outlets dare say that Cheney is wrong, and that based on a Pentagon report? Don't hold your breath, is my feeling.