thinkprogress.org — "Despite Bush’s repeated statements that the report will reflect evaluations by Petraeus and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, administration officials said it would actually be written by the White House, with inputs from officials throughout the government."
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tubatechnoAug 15, 2007
Patraeus, who was unanimously confirmed by congress, is expected to present his recommendations directly to congress. Yet, for some reason the Democrats won't listen to the same person they voted for. Interesting.I'm really getting sick and tired of this ThinkProgress bulls**t. Most diggers would agree that FoxNews is blatent in it's right-wing bias yet for some reason claims it's "fair and balanced". Yet you hypocritically continue to digest and regurgitate everything this stupid website says, even though they claim to be a project from a "non-partisan" organization.From their website:Think Progress is a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund.The Center for American Progress Action Fund is a nonpartisan organization.<a class="user" href="http://thinkprogress.org/about">http://thinkprogress.org/about</a>"non-partisan" my ass. Yet they are blatant about their obvious left wing agenda and continue to spin the facts into untruths. Digg has become a cesspool of liberal and partisan garbage. I will most likely get buried for stating the truth but it no longer matters.
joe7845Aug 15, 2007
I prefer to look at how the numbers are estimated. Iraq's number is from morgue body counts. The US number is a guesstimate. Evidently, Iraq's number is probably the right one.
gabrielsAug 15, 2007
It's interesting that the original LA Times piece doesn't have nearly as many diggs as the Think Progress piece.This is how you frame the news today. Think Progress, naturally, has their own way of framing the issue, and through Digg they can elevate their spin on the story beyond what was actually reported by the news outlet.
senorcardgage74Aug 15, 2007
How in the hell are you getting dugg down?
aadyssAug 16, 2007
A message to the thinkprogress and rawstory progressives. If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep,you are richer than 75% of this world.If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.I won't spend my time wallowing in some perverted perception of misery and disenfranchisement but will give thanks every day for the blessings America gives me each and every day. If the government of the day doesn't do exactly as I want, and none ever has, I will continue to believe good comes out of all in this beautiful and generous land. It always has and I believe it always will. It will take much more than a George Bush or Hillary Clinton to destroy what we have been given, although it could take a small group of the population constantly complaining about what they think is wrong and feeling sorry for themselves on a daily kos day. Perhaps you are missing the food or money, but I doubt it.
chriso59Aug 16, 2007
Right, so never mind the death of over 650,000 Iraqi civilians because of this conflict we brought upon their country. Have you no compassion?