Terry Gross interviewed NY Times Baghdad bureau chief James Glanz yesterday on Fresh Air. Well worth a listen.
Executive summary: You know how the Bush Administration has been telling us that things are now going great? Sorry to spring this on you, but not so much.
[added] Here's Glanz's recent piece that was mentioned in the interview: Government Study Criticizes Bush Administration’s Measures of Progress in Iraq.
[added] Jargon watch: Writing in a letter disputing the GAO's report, as noted in the article, the acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East says that the Pentagon ...
... "nonconcurs" with the conclusion that a new strategy for stabilizing Iraq was needed.
I don't know which is more hilarious, his jargon or his job title.
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