Shilling for Bush via blatantly dishonest WaPo reporting

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Democrats Refocus Message on Iraq After Military Gains
Criticism Shifts to Factional Unrest

By Jonathan Weisman and Anne E. Kornblut
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, August 22, 2007; Page A04

Democratic leaders in Congress had planned to use August recess to raise the heat on Republicans to break with President Bush on the Iraq war. Instead, Democrats have been forced to recalibrate their own message in the face of recent positive signs on the security front, increasingly focusing their criticisms on what those military gains have not achieved: reconciliation among Iraq's diverse political factions.

reading the above in the absence of any other information, one would have to conclude that "military gains" and "positive signs" in iraq are an established fact... however, in light of stories like the following, one might conclude differently...

Helicopter crash in Iraq kills 14 U.S. troops
A helicopter went down in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing all 14 U.S. soldiers aboard, the military said, the deadliest crash since January 2005.

Iraq's 'Alamo' simmers
Sunni militants have chosen to make a concerted stand in Dora against U.S. troops, who in turn have locked down the Baghdad district.

Bush and U.S. ambassador extend faint praise for Maliki
In an apparent distancing, the U.S. says the Iraqi government risks being replaced if it doesn't respond to the people's demands.

U.S. Uncovers Iraq Bribe Case
Authorities Look to Army Major, Family for Missing $9.6 Million

positive signs...? military gains...? oh, yeah... you bet...

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