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The Raw Story | CNN's Baghdad reporter: Beware of 'smoke and mirrors from the administration'

The Raw Story | CNN's Baghdad reporter: Beware of 'smoke and mirrors from the administration': "Equally quick to insist that the NIE should not be taken too literally, Ware said, 'We must be aware of the spin, the smoke and mirrors from the administration, trying to reshape the message on Iraq being specifically about al Qaeda ... trying to evoke some Pavlovian response from the American public to fear them into again supporting the war. That doesn't quite hold water.'
Blitzer asked Ware about the statement by Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, that he has seen a 'sea change' in the security situation on his current visit to Iraq.
'With the greatest of respect ... I think the general, unfortunately, is suffering from the luxury of distance,' replied Ware. 'I think he's expecting far too much to be able to peer through the US bubble of protection.' "

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