So we may not get to see the basis for General Petraeus’ computations that the surge has reduced violence in Iraq. An anonymous senior military officer tells The Washington Times‘ Bill Gertz not to expect a paper trail when Petraeus testifies to Congress on Monday.
A senior military officer said there will be no written presentation to the president on security and stability in Iraq. “There is no report. It is an assessment provided by them by testimony,” the officer said.
The only hard copy will be Gen. Petraeus’ opening statement to Congress, scheduled for Monday, along with any charts he will use in explaining the results of the troop surge in Baghdad over the past several months.
Will the charts explain the methodology used to derive the information they contain?
(Via ThinkProgress)
