White House denies understating Iraq violence

[Barrett808]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House denied deliberately understating the pace of attacks on US troops in Iraq but declined to spell out whether they have been increasing or decreasing.

"Nobody's tried to mislead anyone about it," said spokesman Tony Snow, who faced a barrage of questions stemming from a new book by a veteran journalist famed for his insider accounts of the highest levels of the US government.

Snow confirmed Bob Woodward's claim in his latest tome that Bush turns to former secretary of state Henry Kissinger for advice on the war in Iraq, but denied that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld feuded to the point that he would not return her telephone calls.

Snow stopped short of denying another bombshell reportedly in Woodward's book: that former White House chief of staff Andrew Card had recommended that Bush fire Rumsfeld.

But he sought to cast doubt on the reported rift between Rice and Rumsfeld.

"I talked with secretary Rice today and her quote was, 'This is ridiculous, and I told that to Woodward,'" said Snow, who added that Rice and Rumsfeld take part in a daily telephone call with the national security adviser.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060929/pl_afp/iraquswarwhousedeny

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. They didn't understate it, they completely ignored it.

So I guess he's right about that.

[Kikosexy2]

2. And unfortunately...

there are "really stupid" people who believe their B.S. ....what a world, what a world.....

[rodeodance]

3. te he. and the WH is concerned about the rift between condi and rummy

so much so that little tony has to refute it. te he.

[Kikosexy2]

8. Well someone...

always ends up jealous and bitter when entangled in a 3-way...so who f*#ks Chimpie better...Condo-Sleazy or Dumbfeld?...

[madrchsod]

4. lets see......how about going to this site tony

http://www.icasualties.org/oif/
Iraq Coalition Casualties
looks like it`s starting to trend up with an increase of iraqi dead over the last few months...tony,thing`s are not getting any better

[kimmerspixelated]

5. Look these guys

would deny that the sky is blue!

[VWolf]

6. Wow, I read the title wrong

I read it as "White House denies understanding Iraq violence".

For a minute, I thought they were being honest.

[Kadie]

7. I read it the same way you did.

LOL

I guess we are expecting too much from them. Like they would really make such a statement.