Tuesday, October 5, 2004
The Pentagon LIES About Paul Bremer's Request For More Troops...
Let the spin begin. The Department of Defense is already trying to smear Paul Bremer for suggesting that the Bush administration sent too few troops to Iraq.
A senior Defense Department official said that Bremer never asked for more troops and expressed annoyance the ambassador appeared to be second-guessing the advice of military officials. Bremer stepped down after the June 28 handover to an interim Iraqi government.
Funny, because Bremer did, in fact, request more troops in July of 2003:
The top American administrator in Iraq, confronting growing anti-U.S. anger and guerrilla-style attacks, is asking for more American troops and dozens of U.S. officials to help speed up the restoration of order and public services.
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld was reviewing the request from L. Paul Bremer, U.S. officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Bremer's request underscores how difficult it has been for his small civilian staff and some 158,000 U.S.-led troops to meet the demands of Iraqis for security and other basic needs. It also conflicts with upbeat public statements from President Bush, Rumsfeld and Bremer himself on the progress made on Iraq's political and economic reconstruction.
Oh, and then there's the small matter of Bremer's own words last month:
"The single most important change -- the one thing that would have improved the situation -- would have been having more troops in Iraq at the beginning and throughout... Although I raised this issue a number of times with our government, I should have been even more insistent."
In review, the Pentagon, CIA, FBI, and Bush White House are all at war with each other...
How is this making us safer???
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