The Washington Post reports this morning that several lawmakers visiting Baghdad were angry to discover that soldiers and others had been provided with brief ‘bio cards’ summarizing the lawmakers’ views and votes on Iraq:
I have not seen the ‘bio cards,’ and have no information on who prepared them. If any reader is able to provide that information, or a copy of the actual cards, we’d like to see it and post it here. Further, to the extent that the cards were inaccurate, or unfair representations of the Members’ views, then any reasonable person might be angry–but the only real complaint seems to be that one of the bios was out of date. The only serious allegation made by the Post, and apparently confirmed by all three members of the delegation, is that “an American” was whisked away by security personnel after he tried to approach the group:
It sounds troubling, but if the three of them couldn’t even say whether this American was a member of the U.S. military, how do they know that he was trying to get their attention “to voice concerns”? And what else? The Iraqi national security advisor prefers watching cartoons to speaking with Jim Moran? Who wouldn’t? Update: Think Progress has the bios. It seems the only real distortion was that the bio stated that Moran didn’t vote to set a timeline for withdrawal when he did. Is it possible the Post meant that these Dems were being slimed as supporters of the war?
