September 10, 2007 9:19 AM

"Here's the Reality"

Another organization anticipating the Petraeus report is the National Security Network that put out a short video of experts discussing the reality of the situation in Iraq.

If a victim is shot in the face it's classified differently than if the victim is shot in the back of the head -- murder vs. sectarian violence. That's just one example of the messed up math that's being mangled to deliver stats the administration can boast about.

It really is important that serious groups are doing this work -- and are getting to a point of getting it out before the testimony.