Pentagon Sets Goals to hit Before end of Bush Term
Sounds like White House disinformation. How did Reuters obtain this memo? Was it leaked? And by who? And why:
If it were a real memo it would have controversial aspects. This administration can't do anything without it being controversial:
The Pentagon has set 25 goals to meet by the end of the Bush administration, including implementation of a long-term plan for detaining terrorism suspects, according to a memo obtained by Reuters.
Only one of the initiatives outlined in the August 9 memo directly references Iraq, but many reflect weaknesses in military capabilities revealed by nearly six years of war there and in Afghanistan.
If it were a real memo it would have controversial aspects. This administration can't do anything without it being controversial:
[...]the military is tasked with assessing progress in Iraq in September and then revising military strategy as needed. A progress report due that month is seen in Washington as pivotal in weighing whether the Pentagon's current war strategy is working.