Bush to Keep Afghanistan Report Secret Until After Elections

clipped from rawstory.com A secret US intelligence report which says the political and military situation in Afghanistan is "grim" will be withheld from the public until after the election, a new report says. Intelligence officials are finishing up the National Intelligence Estimate on Aghanistan, according to ABC's Brian Ross, "but there are 'no plans to declassify' any of it before the election," an official said. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen told Congress last week the US is struggling to retain control. "I'm not convinced we're winning it in Afghanistan," he said, adding, "we're running out of time."

So, what he's basically doing here is putting a war on hold until after the election. Bush will leave the nation in danger, by their argument, so that John McCain will stand a better chance of winning the election.

Remember that "country first" stuff McCain's been talking about? Time to put up or shut up, John. Time to do the right thing and pressure Bush to release the news.

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for that to happen, though. "Country first" is, after all, only a slogan.