political : IS IT OKAY TO MISLEAD THE PUBLIC TO MAINTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQ WAR? [+] serious ballot by cranky ACTIVE Thu Sep 28, 06 - Tue Jun 23, 09 Bob Woodward: Bush Misleads On Iraq NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2006 (CBS) Veteran Washington reporter Bob Woodward tells Mike Wallace that the Bush administration has not told the truth regarding the level of violence, especially against U.S. troops, in Iraq. He also reveals key intelligence that predicts the insurgency will grow worse next year. In Wallace’s interview with Woodward, to be broadcast on 60 Minutes this Sunday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. ET/PT, the reporter also claims that Henry Kissenger is among those advising Mr. Bush. According to Woodward, insurgent attacks against coalition troops occur, on average, every 15 minutes, a shocking fact the administration has kept secret. "It’s getting to the point now where there are eight-, nine-hundred attacks a week. That's more than 100 a day. That is four an hour attacking our forces," says Woodward. The situation is getting much worse, says Woodward, despite what the White House and the Pentagon are saying in public. "The truth is that the assessment by intelligence experts is that next year, 2007, is going to get worse and, in public, you have the president and you have the Pentagon , 'Oh, no, things are going to get better,'" he tells Wallace. "Now there’s public, and then there’s private. But what did they do with the private? They stamp it secret. No one is supposed to know," says Woodward. "The insurgents know what they are doing. They know the level of violence and how effective they are. Who doesn't know? The American public," Woodward tells Wallace. * * * * * * * * Is it appropriate for Bush to mislead the public about his war in Iraq in an attempt to maintain public support? Yes, lying about the war to maintain support is okay No, Bush should be leveling with the American people Ballot #102629 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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