Bush, Talabani Cite Progress in Iraq

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

President Bush on Thursday assured Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that he is "fully committed" to aiding the Iraqi government and dispatched a top aide to Baghdad to help leaders there make good on their promises.

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"I told the president that I'm fully committed to helping the Iraqi government achieve important objectives," Bush said.

"We call them benchmarks — political law necessary to show the Iraqi citizens that there is a unified government willing to work on the interest of all people," Bush said.

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A top U.S. commander said Thursday that the U.S. military is working more aggressively to forge cease-fires with Iraqi militants. Yet Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno also warned he may not be able to fully assess the situation in Iraq by September, as lawmakers demand.

Read more: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/05/31/national/w143831D51.DTL

[Demeter]

1. Yeah, We've Seen the Numbers

Anybody have a chart on the death rate in Iraq? The malnutrition, heat stroke, suicide? Such progress, and it's all ours.

[rodeodance]

2. WH is setting the scene for delays in the Report come Sept!

[grytpype]

3. Bush Tells Talabani US Firm on Iraq Aid (plus Meghan O'Sullivan's new job)

Source: Associated Press

Bush Tells Talabani US Firm on Iraq Aid

Friday June 1, 2007 4:16 AM

By BEN FELLER

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Thursday assured Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that he is ``fully committed'' to aiding the Iraqi government and dispatched a top aide to Baghdad to help leaders there make good on their promises.

Talabani, whose visit to the United States has included medical treatment (for obesity - grytpype) at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., looked hearty as he sat in the Oval Office and defended his country's progress.

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``I told the president that I'm fully committed to helping the Iraqi government achieve important objectives,'' Bush said.

``We call them benchmarks - political law necessary to show the Iraqi citizens that there is a unified government willing to work on the interest of all people,'' Bush said.

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With patience in the United States eroding, Bush plans to send an emissary to help.

Meghan O'Sullivan, who recently announced she is resigning as deputy national security adviser, will work with U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker in helping Iraq's leaders in Baghdad.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6675534,00.html

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If you don't know who O'Sullivan is: she's a former CPA staffer and deputy NSA who was famous for coming up with worthless Powerpoint presentations on how to solve all our problems in Iraq... there are some funny stories about her in Woodword's book "State of Denial." The professional generals all thought she was worthless.

Anyway, she's our new emissary to the Iraqi government and she's going to HELP them fix everything.

(We've never been so f*cked folks. And it's going to get worse.)

[pinto]

4. Oh, geez. Busboy is fishing, big time. Playing State off the old CPA and Iraq.

He tells everyone what he thinks they want to hear him say and then tells the public...

Makes my head spin.

:crazy:

[maddezmom]

5. she resigned in April

guess they are running out of warm bodies