Tuesday, December 06, 2005

more bush lies

Iraqi VP says Bush lied about readiness of Iraqi security forces in his "victory" speech

Gosh, you mean Bush misled the American people last week during his big speech on Iraq? I'm so surprised.

The training of Iraqi security forces has suffered a big "setback" in the last six months, with the army and other forces being increasingly used to settle scores and make other political gains, Iraqi Vice President Ghazi al-Yawer said Monday.

Al-Yawer disputed contentions by U.S. officials, including President Bush, that the training of security forces was gathering speed, resulting in more professional troops.

Bush has said the United States will not pull out of Iraq until Iraq's own forces can maintain security. In a speech last week, he said Iraqi forces are becoming increasingly capable of securing the country.


(americablog)