So who do you think got their facts straight?
Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad (June 6, 2006 cable)
"Personal safety depends on good relations with the 'neighborhood' governments, who barricade streets and ward off outsiders. The central government, our staff says, is not relevant; even local mukhtars have been displaced or coopted by militias. People no longer trust most neighbors."
"An Arab newspaper editor told us he is preparing an extensive survey of ethnic cleansing, which he said is taking place in almost every Iraqi province, as political parties and their militiast are seemingly engaged in tit-for-tat reprisals all over Iraq."
"Personal safety depends on good relations with the 'neighborhood' governments, who barricade streets and ward off outsiders. The central government, our staff says, is not relevant; even local mukhtars have been displaced or coopted by militias. People no longer trust most neighbors." [emphasis supplied]
George W. Bush (June 17, 2006 radio address)
"[O]ur efforts in Iraq are well worth it, the mission is necessary for the security of our country, and we will succeed."
Hmmm ... maybe Condi forgot to show the Dear Leader Khalilzad's cable.