Cheney says claim insurgency in its "last throes" was "basically accurate"

[dajoki]

WP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/20/AR2006032000341.html?nav=rss_politics

Analysis
Old Forecasts Come Back to Haunt Bush
Erosion in Confidence Will Be Hard To Reverse, Say Pollsters, Strategists

By Jim VandeHei
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 21, 2006; Page A14

Three years of upbeat White House assessments about Iraq that turned out to be premature, incomplete or plain wrong are complicating President Bush's efforts to restore public faith in the military operation and his presidency, according to pollsters and Republican lawmakers and strategists.

The last two weeks have provided a snapshot of White House optimism that skeptics contend is at odds with the facts on the ground in Iraq.

Vice President Cheney said Sunday that his 10-month-old claim that the insurgency was in its "last throes" was "basically accurate" and reflects reality. Since Cheney's original comment, on at least 70 days there have been violent attacks that in each instance killed more than 10 people. Two weeks ago, Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the United States is making "very, very good progress" -- less than 48 hours before the U.S ambassador warned of a possible civil war breaking out. And Bush yesterday said his optimism flows in part from success in Tall Afar, a city in northern Iraq, though local residents there said sectarian violence is spreading.

Pollsters and some congressional Republicans said the administration's sunny-side-up appraisals, instead of lifting the public mood, may now complicate the task of sustaining support for a long-term military commitment in Iraq. The loss of trust, they said, is affecting Bush's presidency more broadly, as polls show his public support at a nadir.

[Skittles]

1. about as accurate as his aim

lying piece of shit

[incapsulated]

4. lol

Good one. :D

He never admits he is wrong. Isn't he still claiming there are WMD in Iraq, somewhere... if we only could find them.....

[gordontron]

2. I'm glad he is trying stand up comedy

hopefully he is better at that than running a country

[LynnTheDem]

3. "Iraq has in fact reconstituted their nuclear weapons program"

"This will be a cakewalk"


Yeah, Washington Dick is always "basically accurate", ain't he.

[tom_paine]

5. The most shameless liar since Josef Stalin

And just as evil.

[Neil Lisst]

6. What kind of questioner doesn't follow that with ...

"Mr. Cheney, please tell us how long you expect these 'last throes' to continue, beyond the 10 months that have already passed since you said the insurgency is in the last throes?"

[ShockediSay]

7. He wouldn't know basically accurate

if it shot him in the ass



http://www.quailhuntingschool.com/flash.php

[The Backlash Cometh]

8. That was the last, Last Throe. Meet the new throe.

[dajoki]

9. now wait...

the last throe was the last throe, but now the new throe is the last throe. did i get that right?

[The Backlash Cometh]

10. Yes. The last throe was the last throe and the next throe is the

beginning of the next throe.

[dajoki]

11. ok, now i got it n/t