Comments on: Where is the Iraq benchmarks report?

Question: Where is the Iraq benchmarks report?

zainsubani — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:53:54 -0800

Where can I find the recent government report that claims that Iraq has achieved 15 of 18 benchmarks set for its political development?

Recent news stories have reported that the White House sent a report to Congress claiming that 15 of 18 Congressional benchmarks for Iraq have been met. I have seen a few stories that attribute the report to the Pentagon, or to the US Embassy in Baghdad.

Regardless of the source, I am unable to find the actual administration report to read it for myself. Can anyone point me to this elusive document, please?

By: mrbugsentry

mrbugsentry — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:36:40 -0800

this?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070712.html

By: zainsubani

zainsubani — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:48:31 -0800

Thanks, but that is last year's report. The current report was apparently released in May of 2008.

By: mrbugsentry

mrbugsentry — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:51:40 -0800

Yeah, duh. I got so excited by July that I missed the year. Maybe it gives you leads though.

By: zainsubani

zainsubani — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:18:43 -0800

I've already checked the list of White House press releases for May, and can find nothing.

By: cashman

cashman — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:25:41 -0800

This was about all I could find - and it's 12 of 18, from April. This looks related.

By: zainsubani

zainsubani — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:59:41 -0800

Those are good finds, cashman, and thanks. I'm still hoping to find something that clearly and explicitly makes the "15 of 18 benchmarks met" claim.

By: cashman

cashman — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:24:27 -0800

I emailed the Washington Post and the reporter linked me here. Pretty sure it's in there in appendix II somewhere.

By: zainsubani

zainsubani — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:36:02 -0800

I'll look through that, cashman, but that's the GAO report that more or less refutes the Administration's claim. I'm looking for the supposed May 2008 report that makes the original "15 of 18 benchmarks met" claim.

Thanks.

By: cashman

cashman — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:48:49 -0800

Yes, that was my fault. The article said it was a 9-page report, and like a fool, I linked you to a 94-page report. I have the report (it was in the same correspondence noted above) - check your mefimail.

By: zainsubani

zainsubani — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:08:13 -0800

Very cool, cashman, and thanks heaps. I can't access yousendit just now due to a firewall at work, but I will check this tonight.

By: zainsubani

zainsubani — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:37:21 -0800

I think that's what I was looking for, cashman. Thanks again.