Another year, another "Things Are Just Hunky-Dory In Iraq" photo-op.

George W. Bush met last week with thirteen former defense secretaries
in order to... well, get some good press.

He certainly didn't appear to want to actually discuss the Iraq
situation with them.

According to the New York Times, "Mr. Bush allowed 5 to 10 minutes for
interchange with the group - which included three veterans of the
Vietnam era: Robert S. McNamara, Melvin R. Laird and James R.
Schlesinger - before herding the whole group into the Oval Office for
what he called a 'family picture.'"
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/politics/06prexy.html

Gee, that should get things moving in Iraq.

Not that things could possibly get any better over there, you
understand.

Bush's assessment of the situation is that "We're making darn good
progress." http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060105/dcth027.html?.v=39

Tell that to the 134 people - including five U.S. Marines - who were
killed on the very day Bush was getting his little "family picture"
taken. http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7001771759


From The Democratic Underground
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Harry