6.05.2007

Surely he means benchmark, doesn't he?

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, speaking in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, noted that the May 31 deadline for Iraq's passage of the hydrocarbons law had not been met, also stating, “We would certainly be happier if there were faster progress on the political front.”
Oh, wait. I get it now. We have benchmarks, they have deadlines. Made by us.

Sorry.

Link: IraqSlogger: Kirkuk Status May Hold Up Oil Law

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