Well, I don't belive that the AP report is bogus, and I think you are being slightly condesending.
If anything, the headline is slightly misleading, but it seems very clear that there is a deal being worked out. If it will hold is another matter. Remember there are also reports that the Marines around Fallujah are being reinforced with additional armour.
That said, I trust the President and the decision makers on the ground no matter what.
This is from the mouth of freerepublic hero Lt. Colonel Brennan Byrne:
"The arrangement was negotiated between U.S. forces and Fallujah representatives, including four Iraqi generals.
The deal provides for a new force, known as the Fallujah Protective Army, to enter the city and provide security. It will consist of up to 1,100 Iraqi soldiers led by a former general from the military of Saddam Hussein, Lt. Col. Brennan Byrne said.
"The plan is that the whole of Fallujah will be under the control of the FPA," Byrne said.
He identified the commander of the FPA only as Gen. Salah, a former division commander under Saddam. Many of the guerrillas in Fallujah are thought to be former members of Saddam's regime or military. "
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040429/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq&cid=540&ncid=1473 If this works out, I think it is a good solution to a very hairy situation.
Well, I don't belive that the AP report is bogus, and I think you are being slightly condesending. Actually it is the US mainstream press who will twist news to any anti-war point of view to instill dissention among the American people who are the condescending ones.
Have seen their "work" for close to 30 years and I have a healthy skepticism of the press and increasingly people who pick up their lickspittle as something akin to the word of God.