The framing continues, still with no clear answer.

The GAO (Government Accountability Office) announced its latest findings on Iraq yesterday. Its conclusion: things are basically negative in Iraq, and security hasn’t shown any marked improvement since “the surge” began. Not only are the Ministry of the Interior and the Baghdad police force plagued by “dysfunction,” the report says, the level of violence across the country has not decreased.

But military officials in Iraq disagree. They say that the GAO’s report does not include the most recent data, which does show a measureable decrease in sectarian violence.

So are we ever going to get a straight answer to these issues, or will opposing sides continue to discount the other’s findings?

More on:
Petraeus interviewed by Couric here.
Military officials in Iraq disagree with GAO here.
Why different people are coming up with different numbers here.
President Bush thinks “we’re kicking ass” here.

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