(Iraqi) Troop documents conflict with Bush claims

[Justice]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6093447/

Reuters actually does some journalism -- What this proves is that Kerry is right to hit Bush on Iraq - Kerry's speaking out and leading the journalists to water (the true story with facts) has produced several articles this week doubting Bush's "rose colored glasses" story.

There is not such thing as investigative journalism any more - it is all about who hands me the story and I will write it.

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Fewer Iraqi security forces will be fully trained by the end of this year than cited by President George W. Bush and it will take until July 2006 to fully train the police force, according to Pentagon documents.

With interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at his side, Bush said on Thursday that nearly 100,000 fully trained and equipped Iraqi soldiers, police officers and other security personnel are already working and this number would rise to 125,000 by the end of this year.

But documents prepared by Defense Department officials and given to lawmakers show that fewer than 100,000 will be trained by the end of this year.

The Pentagon also said on Monday that only about 53,000 of the 100,000 Iraqis on duty now have undergone training.

The documents, obtained by Reuters, show that of the nearly 90,000 currently in the police force, only 8,169 have had the full eight-week academy training. And it will be July 2006 before the administration’s new goal of 135,000 fully trained police is met.

[alittlelark]

1. WHAT!!!! B*sh lied!!!!

say it aint so....

[Eye and Monkey]

3. No, No! mis-spoke! Meant to say "8,169" - not 100,000!

Note how similar the two numbers are in sound. And really, that's kind of splittling hairs, isn't it? 8,169 or 100,000 - it's really just about the same, isn't it?

[alittlelark]

5. Oh.... I'm sorry, I was...confused

BAAAAAA

[krkaufman]

12. Yes, I suspect a clarification will be forthcoming. n/t

[ParanoidPat]

2. But surely the Pentagon is just guessing at those numbers......

......or maybe not! :evilgrin:

[alittlelark]

6. perhaps they are just

misunderestimating

[izzie]

4. Gee, and I thought every thing was coming up roses.

The Great Oz said all is good.

[alittlelark]

7. But then Alice took the little red pill

...or was it blue (?)

[truthisfreedom]

8. watch for the clariflop in the next few days... bush's clariflopication!

it'll be something like "i used an unfortunate number last week to describe our rapidly improving conditions in Iraq..."

bush clariflops all the time. he's a clariflopicator!

[dArKeR]

9. Train them to shoot our children in the backs! Train them to aid and give

information to the rebels and terrorists. Train them to leave the back doors unlocked to allow rebels and terrorist to kill our children. Wake up!

[Kenergy]

10. I like Reuters...

I think they're on our side most of the time.

[shraby]

11. I believe this is where the "two-faced"

should be mentioned.

[roseBudd]

21. Yes TWO-FACED!

Go to http://somnamblst.tripod.com to download high resolution TIF or PDF file to print and distribute everywhere. Utility poles, bus stops, bulletin boards, newspaper racks, car windshields, phone booths, etc. Guerilla marketers needed to create MAXIMUM BUZZ!

[fishface]

13. I wonder what the number is of those that took our training

and our free weapons and have deserted to fight us in the streets?

[leftchick]

14. bush* Claims = bush* Lies!

Duh!

[Justice]

15. No reporter called him on it

Digusting they know so little. Only Kerry called him on it, until I saw this article.

[DoYouEverWonder]

16. Didn't Saddam have one of the biggest armies in the world?

Wasn't that why, with his stocks of WMD's and chemical weapon, the big reason we said he was so dangerous? We had to invade because with his big army and WMD's he was such a major threat to other countries (ie Israel) in the region?

So here we are 1.5 years after the invasion and we can't train and organize a local boy scout troop, no less a military & police force so the Iraqis can take care of their own security?

Even if we train all these folks, so what? How many of them take their weapons and training and turn around to fight with the insurgents? Thanks for the nice new gun Uncle Sam, see ya sucker.

[RollergirlVT]

17. Personally.....

If I were an Iraq insurgent fighter (or an international terrorist) determined to get the US out of my country, I'd sign up for training right away. Free military training and access to the finest new weapons American Tax dollars can buy, what more could an Iraqi insurgent ask for? Considering the current mood in Iraq toward the US, it may be a very good thing for our soldiers in Iraq that they aren't getting more Iraqis trained.

[xchrom]

18. so he lied about who killed klinhoffer, and now he lied

about iraqi troop numbers and the training of the police.
how many reporters in the conferense knew this and didn't say anuthing?
i'm guessing more than two -- any other takers?

[Barrett808]

19. sad but not surprised kick

[indie_voter]

20. They should headline this: Facts contradict *'s claims n/t