Changing the Definition of Violence Petraeus and Bush

Today is the first day of General Petraeus's testimony before Congress.

He's going to spend the next two days presenting cherry-picked facts and misleading data to convince Congress that the escalation is working.1 If he gets away with it, we could end up in Iraq for another 10 years.
Congress has fallen for the administration's lies before and it is critical they don't fall for them again. The truth is that the escalation has been a total failure and it's time to set a date to bring our troops home.
Can you call Rep. Castor and tell her not to fall for the administration's spin on Iraq? Tell her that time's up for President Bush's failed strategy in Iraq and you want Congress to vote to bring our troops home quickly.Here is where to call:
Congresswoman Kathy CastorPhone: 202-225-3376
Then, please report your call by clicking here:
http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FHFL_11&cp_id=581&id=11206-6787274-SfdrWt&t=2
The truth about the escalation is that it made things in Iraq worse, not better. Independent reports show that the escalation has been a total failure. Violence in Iraq has gone up. This has been the bloodiest summer in Iraq for US troops.2 Iraqi casualties are running at double the pace of last year3 and there is evidence of ethnic cleansing.4
But the White House report won't tell us that. The administration actually came up with their own bizarre formula for measuring violence in the country. For example, deaths by car bombs don't count.5 The Washington Post reported that assassinations only count if you're shot in the back of the head—not the front.6
By gaming the numbers this way, they're able to claim that violence has dropped because of the escalation.
The key will be how Congress responds. If they accept the administration's version of the truth—if Democrats give interviews saying things are getting better, for example—that will become the consensus in Washington. And it will be years before we bring our troops home.
Can you call Rep. Castor today and make sure she doesn't get fooled by the administration's spin on Iraq?
Congresswoman Kathy CastorPhone: 202-225-3376
Thanks for all you do,
–Nita, Justin, Daniel, Natalie and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team Monday, September 10th, 2007
Sources:
1. "Experts Doubt Drop in Violence in Iraq," Washington Post. September 6, 2007http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2938&id=11206-6787274-SfdrWt&t=3
2. Iraq Coalition Casualties, icasualtieshttp://icasualties.org/oif/ByYearGraph.aspx
3. "Violence Appears to Be Shifting from Baghdad." The Associated Press, August, 25, 2007http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20440397/
4. "Baghdad's New Owners," Newsweek, September 9, 2007http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20546328/site/newsweek
5. "Time to Take a Stand," New York Times, September 7, 2007 (subscription required)http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2941&id=11206-6787274-SfdrWt&t=4
6. "Experts Doubt Drop in Violence in Iraq," Washington Post. September 6, 2007http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2938&id=11206-6787274-SfdrWt&t=5


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