The GAO points out bush's LIES for the LIES they are.

[LynnTheDem]

GAO report; Iraq "security" a mess

But the most revealing part of the report is contained in the background information. According to GAO, and contrary to the propaganda from the White House celebrating a "peaceful" election, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency told GAO that "attacks on Iraq's election day reached about 300, double the previous 1 day high of about 150 during last year's Ramadan." Furthermore, the peak months for attacks since June 2003 were August and November 2004, and January 2005. During this period, according to GAO, the attacks have grown in intensity and sophistication.

Finally, GAO dismisses the notion that most of the attacks are being perpetrated by foreign fighters who've slipped into Iraq from Syria or elsewhere. Foreign fighters, they claim, "comprise a small component of the insurgency," which is made up primarily of Sunni Arabs tied to the Baathist regime, with a small group of Jihadists responsible for high profile attacks.

They also mention that Shia Muqtada al-Sadr's forces "remain a threat to the political process" and are "re-arming, re-organizing, and training, with al-Sadr keeping his options open to employ his forces."

http://thenexthurrah.typepad.com/the_next_hurrah/2005/03/gao_report_iraq.html

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=580235