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[CatWoman]

After Only 10 Hours In Iraq, Sens. Corker And Alexander See ‘Clear Success’

Returning from a trip to Iraq, Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Bob Corker (R-TN) “gave an upbeat report on progress in Iraq” to reporters this morning, saying they saw “clear success, province by province“:

Alexander said a strategy devised by Petraeus to work with local leaders and win them over to the U.S. cause has shown “clear success, province by province.”

“They are fed up with random murders of their children” by al-Qaida terrorists, he said.

“There are probably seven provinces where enough progress has been made to involve Iraqis in their own security,” claimed Alexander during the call with reporters.

Unmentioned in press accounts of Alexander and Corker’s trip, however, is the fact that they only spent half a day on the ground in Iraq.

Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH), who organized the trip (which also included Sen. David Vitter), told reporters that only 10-14 hours out of their four-day trip was spent in Iraq. Voinovich’s communications director, Chris Paulitz, confirmed the duration of the delegation’s trip to ThinkProgress.

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/22/10-hours-success/

[Vinca]

1. So I guess they got the dog and pony show Jim Webb has described.

No need to leave the green zone for that.

[AlCzervik]

2. interesting, what i get from this story--they can only stay there for 10 hours

thats what a cluster fuck it is.