There are times when what you're told and what you know for a fact are two different things. When this happens, you can only come to one of two conclusions -- either what you're told is a mistake or a lie. Either way, it's false. Sometimes, the distinction is unclear -- you can't say for certain whether you're being lied to or whether someone's mistaken. At other times, this distinction is clear as an unmuddied stream. It's not a mistake, it's clearly a lie.That was the situation I found myself in this weekend, when I read about a meeting between GOP presidential candidate John McCain and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani.
Associated Press:
Appearing together in solidarity, Republican John McCain and Iraq's president said Saturday that the war-ravaged country is making significant but fragile progress.
The GOP presidential nominee-in-waiting expressed confidence about prospects for the two countries completing a complex agreement that would keep U.S. troops in Iraq after a U.N. mandate expires at year-end. And, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said an American military presence still was needed.
"I, of, course am encouraged," McCain told the press after the meeting. "We both agree that the progress has been significant but the progress is also fragile. And there's a lot of work that needs to be done."
The problem, of course, is that things aren't going well at all...
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