Kerry Says Allawi's Speech Contradicts Reality in Iraq -WP

[Rose Siding]

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Thursday that Iraq's Ayad Allawi was sent before Congress to put the "best face" on Bush administration policy.

Shortly after Allawi, the interim government's prime minister, gave a rosy portrayal of progress toward peace in Iraq, Kerry said the assessment contradicted reality on the ground.

"The prime minister and the president are here obviously to put their best face on the policy, but the fact is that the CIA estimates, the reporting, the ground operations and the troops all tell a different story," Kerry said.

Allawi told a joint meeting of Congress that democratic elections will take place in Iraq in January as scheduled, but Kerry said that was unrealistic.

"The United States and the Iraqis have retreated from whole areas of Iraq," Kerry told reporters outside a Columbus firehouse. "There are no-go zones in Iraq today. You can't hold an election in a no-go zone."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44636-2004Sep23.html?nav=rss_politics

[dogtag]

1. Kerry must have been rolling on the floor laughing

during Shrubya's press conference. I was, with tears rolling down my cheeks. Now, that was comedy!

[underpants]

2. I thought he was resting

:shrug:

[NewYorkerfromMass]

3. The troops tell a different story?

Kerry must be listening to a lot of troops.
I am curious what the universal sentiment is.

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate

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