Report: Security in Iraq is improving
By PAMELA HESS, Associated Press Writer
8 minutes ago


WASHINGTON - A new classified intelligence assessment on Iraq says there has been significant progress in security since the last assessment was delivered in August, a senior military official said.

In most ways the new National Intelligence Estimate hews closely to the one delivered nine months ago. That document spoke of security gains since the increase in troop levels began in January 2007, the continued high rate of violence and uneven progress on the part of Iraqi security forces.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080404/...intelligence_6

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"This is a time for a national imperative not to fail in Iraq." Condoleeza Rice, January 11, 2007

Just take their word for it...

more good news

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"Peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever."
"Keep that faith,keep your courage,stick together, stay strong,do not yield,do not flinch,stand up,we're Americans,we'll never surrender they will"
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If you trust this administration...

Remember, thats the same Intelligence community Obama must count on because of his inexperience in foreign affairs.

Unless he has plans to put some sort of "barrier" within that community

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And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

Obama has access to the classified NIE.

We as citizens have nothing but the word of anonymous senior military officials to base our judgment on.

I'd imagine that's enough for some...

But, considering the last few intelligence reports have been contrary to the administration's rhetoric about the war, I am unsurprised by this move.

Its not just "anonymous senior military officials". They don't make up the entirety of the intelligence community.

Perhaps you think they do. Does Obama think this also?

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And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

There is no unclassified summation. As I said, that's likely because the inteligence community hasn't been precisely "on message" from the administration's standpoint.


I'm aware.

I simply employ what is called "critical thinking." There's no document here, only words from anonymous sources.

Which is more than a little fishy considering the scathing nature of the last few estimates.

Does McCain understand the difference between shiites and Sunnis?

Remember also that its the same NIE the left used months ago to say Iran is not making nukes..

__________________
McCain/Palin 2008
"We make war that we may live in peace"
"Peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever."
"Keep that faith,keep your courage,stick together, stay strong,do not yield,do not flinch,stand up,we're Americans,we'll never surrender they will"
http://members.cox.net/neddy/bobhope_kerfuffles.wmv
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RnfflRNpwKA
http://youtube.com/watch?v=j-QYIP7o2-A

Remember that this NIE doesn't have a declassified summary.