MoveOn says ‘Betray Us’ headline was a mistake
The leader of the influential liberal organization moveon.org said Thursday it was a mistake to use “Betray Us” in a headline about General David Petraeus in a controversial New York Times advertisement last year.
But MoveOn executive director Eli Pariser defended the ad’s criticism of the troop surge in Iraq.
Pariser, whose organization will celebrate its 10th anniversary Monday, said violence was down in Iraq, but that the Iraqi government has not made enough strides in reconciling differences between competing Sunni and Shiite religious factions.
Pariser told Gannett News Service and USA TODAY that a decline in violence would have come without the troop surge ordered last year by President George W. Bush.
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[“Mistake but Accurate”]