Comments on: Key Findings NIE Report http://themoderatevoice.com/14739/key-findings-nie-report/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:05:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Sam http://themoderatevoice.com/14739/key-findings-nie-report/comment-page-1/#comment-96172 Sam Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:47:55 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/general/14739/key-findings-nie-report/#comment-96172 I'm sorry casual, you call that an encouraging report? /boggle I’m sorry casual, you call that an encouraging report? /boggle

]]> By: kritter http://themoderatevoice.com/14739/key-findings-nie-report/comment-page-1/#comment-96153 kritter Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:19:19 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/general/14739/key-findings-nie-report/#comment-96153 Isn't the key finding that the pro- Iran, pro-Syria Iraqi government may be incapable of making political progress? Isn’t the key finding that the pro- Iran, pro-Syria Iraqi government may be incapable of making political progress?

]]> By: casualobserver http://themoderatevoice.com/14739/key-findings-nie-report/comment-page-1/#comment-96147 casualobserver Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:06:00 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/general/14739/key-findings-nie-report/#comment-96147 I would be surprised if Petraeus has much time left to assemble and document facts much different than this report, so, I would guess we are essentially reading an advance copy of the now "9/11" report to Congress. And, given Sam's and Pelosi's focus, notably passing by what many others in the blogs and media see as a somewhat encouraging report (other than the Iraqi govt. piece), this groundhog sees another 300 days of winter coming, i.e., each side will focus on the opposite conclusions, no consensus will be reached and we will have deja vu all over again. Here's a sample of the headline mix (hat tip QandO). The Washington Post - Walter Pincus: "NIE Cites 'Uneven' Security Gains, Faults Iraqi Leaders" The New York Times - Mark Mazzetti: "Report Raises Strong Doubt About Iraqi Government" The Politico - Mike Allen: "Intelligence Briefers Call Iraq 'Grave'" The Hill - Klaus Marre: "Intelligence Report Details Ups And Downs In Iraq" The Washington Times - Bill Gertz and S.A. Miller: "U.S. Sees Stability Expanding In Iraq" The Houston Chronicle - Warren P. Strobel and Leila Fadel: "New Intel Analysis Gives Gloomy Forecast For Iraq" I would be surprised if Petraeus has much time left to assemble and document facts much different than this report, so, I would guess we are essentially reading an advance copy of the now “9/11″ report to Congress.

And, given Sam’s and Pelosi’s focus, notably passing by what many others in the blogs and media see as a somewhat encouraging report (other than the Iraqi govt. piece), this groundhog sees another 300 days of winter coming, i.e., each side will focus on the opposite conclusions, no consensus will be reached and we will have deja vu all over again.

Here’s a sample of the headline mix (hat tip QandO).

The Washington Post – Walter Pincus: “NIE Cites ‘Uneven’ Security Gains, Faults Iraqi Leaders”

The New York Times – Mark Mazzetti: “Report Raises Strong Doubt About Iraqi Government”

The Politico – Mike Allen: “Intelligence Briefers Call Iraq ‘Grave’”

The Hill – Klaus Marre: “Intelligence Report Details Ups And Downs In Iraq”

The Washington Times – Bill Gertz and S.A. Miller: “U.S. Sees Stability Expanding In Iraq”

The Houston Chronicle – Warren P. Strobel and Leila Fadel: “New Intel Analysis Gives Gloomy Forecast For Iraq”

]]> By: Michael van der Galien http://themoderatevoice.com/14739/key-findings-nie-report/comment-page-1/#comment-96141 Michael van der Galien Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:39:25 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/general/14739/key-findings-nie-report/#comment-96141 Sam: yes, it was not exactly a read with a happy ending so to speak. Casual: hah! Sam: yes, it was not exactly a read with a happy ending so to speak.

Casual: hah!

]]> By: Sam http://themoderatevoice.com/14739/key-findings-nie-report/comment-page-1/#comment-96138 Sam Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:26:32 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/general/14739/key-findings-nie-report/#comment-96138 Wow, what a depressing report. To think, we are responsible for all that mess and misery. Not that I didn't know it was awful before, but to see it categorized and bulletpointed sure scrubs away some of the desensitized parts of the psyche. Wow, what a depressing report. To think, we are responsible for all that mess and misery. Not that I didn’t know it was awful before, but to see it categorized and bulletpointed sure scrubs away some of the desensitized parts of the psyche.

]]> By: casualobserver http://themoderatevoice.com/14739/key-findings-nie-report/comment-page-1/#comment-96132 casualobserver Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:12:19 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/general/14739/key-findings-nie-report/#comment-96132 Yes, the sleight of hand on the rhetoric is obvious.........also note that the Dems have had to send Harry "the war is lost" Reid away from the press corp and have Nancy "those incompetent Iraqis" Pelosi take over. Yes, the sleight of hand on the rhetoric is obvious………also note that the Dems have had to send Harry “the war is lost” Reid away from the press corp and have Nancy “those incompetent Iraqis” Pelosi take over.

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