The New York Times > Washington > The Reconstruction: U.S. Intelligence Shows Pessimism on Iraq's Future
Misleading again.
As described by the officials, the pessimistic tone of the new estimate stands in contrast to recent statements by Bush administration officials, including comments on Wednesday by Scott McClellan, the White House spokesman, who asserted that progress was being made.
"You know, every step of the way in Iraq there have been pessimists and hand-wringers who said it can't be done," Mr. McClellan said at a news briefing. "And every step of the way, the Iraqi leadership and the Iraqi people have proven them wrong because they are determined to have a free and peaceful future."
The report was given to Bush in late July, before things got even worse in Iraq, and still he tries to tell us things are improving.
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