Did you know what the U.S.'s strategy in Iraq is formally called? It's not "The Surge." It's " The New Way Forward."
Seriously. Here's a snippet from the White House's just released benchmarks report on Iraq:
These benchmarks relate to Government of Iraq actions believed to be important to advance reconciliation within Iraqi society, to improve the security of the Iraqi population, to provide essential services to the population, and to promote its economic well-being. These efforts complement other U.S. and Iraqi collaborative actions as part of the New Way Forward.
Current U.S. Strategy: New Way Forward
Current U.S. strategy -- the New Way Forward -- recognizes that the fulfillment of commitments by both the U.S. and Iraqi Governments will be necessary to achieving our common goal: a democratic Iraq that can govern, defend, and sustain itself, and be an ally in the War on Terror.
WTF? Did the White House go to the branding agency that penned the ever-greens CREEP and SLORC ? Or, wiat, I know, they got a discount on the name from some under-employed former USSR advertising men!
I though the "New Way Forward" was Ford's plan for avoiding Chapter 11...
We'll see which version ends up being more succesful.
Posted by: Nicholas Weaver | July 12, 2007 at 03:39 PM