(Video) White House spokesman says they have thrown out rose colored glasses

[JohnyCanuck]

and they now have a clear-eyed view of what is going in Iraq. Whew, what a relief!

During today’s White House press briefing, deputy spokesman Tony Fratto admitted that the White House has, at least up until recently, been looking at Iraq through “rose-colored glasses.” Responding to a question about the rising violence in Iraq, Fratto said, “I think we have thrown out all of the rose-colored glasses in how we look at Iraq and try to look at it through clear lenses as to what is going on in the country.” Fratto later added: “Like I said, we threw out the rose-colored glasses. I think we have a clear-eyed view of what’s happening in Baghdad.” Watch it:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/07/fratto-admits-white-house-looked-at-iraq-through-rose-colored-glasses/

[Hobarticus]

1. Is this a tacit admission that they've been whitewashing all along

and knew it?

[Turbineguy]

2. They need the kind this guy wears

[jimshoes]

3. Oh Thank God

Seven years of raging delusion is probably bad for you.

[seabeyond]

4. and we all told them NOT to put the glasses on hey.... way back before the war

and right after, and right after that. 2004 told them to take it off. 2006 told them to take it off. only took fuckin over 4 years to take the damn things off

dumb shits