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2006-03-15 Iraq

Bush sets target date for transition in Iraq

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-03-15 03:57|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "President Bush vowed for the first time yesterday to turn over most of Iraq to newly trained Iraqi troops by the end of this year..."

Reading the very first sentence I thought oh jeez... here we go again, another WaPo spinner.
Spin the yarn with Poll data and democratic condemnations and eureeka...Bush is finally caving in. But wait, theres a correction. Minor point? Hardly!

Because of incorrect information from the White House, a March 14 article incorrectly said that the previous day President Bush had for the first time set a goal of turning over most of Iraq to Iraqi forces by the end of the year. Bush laid out that goal in a January speech, as well.

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-03-15 10:12|| 2006-03-15 10:12|| Front Page Top

#2 And of course it's not the WaPos's lack of due dilligence...certainly not.

"Because of incorrect information from the White House,..."

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-03-15 10:15|| 2006-03-15 10:15|| Front Page Top

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