Camp David Iraq Retreat: “As Much A Media Event As...A High Level Strategy Session”...

The New York Times David E. Sanger And Jim Rutenberg June 12, 2006 at 11:07 PM
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President Bush gathered top aides at Camp David here on Monday to calibrate the best way forward in Iraq during what the administration described as a critical juncture, following the death last week of the most-wanted terrorist in Iraq and the final formation of a unity government there.

The meeting was as much a media event as it was a high-level strategy session, devised to send a message that this is "an important break point for the Iraqi people and for our mission in Iraq from the standpoint of the American people," in the words of the White House counselor, Dan Bartlett.

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