Petraeus Report

The Los Angeles Times has a story regarding what to expect from the upcoming report from General David H. Petraeus on the military status of US interests in Iraq. It is an interesting read. The one thing that jumped out is this:

Despite Bush's repeated statements that the report will reflect evaluations by Petraeus and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, administration officials said it would actually be written by the White House, with inputs from officials throughout the government.

Apparently, the "Petraeus Report" will be that in name only. The question then becomes will Members of Congress decide to buy into the charade and if so, will they be able to sell it to the American public? My guess is "yes" on the former and "who knows" on the latter. I certainly hope not.

15 August 2007