Petraeus’ Methodology is Better than… What, Exactly? | Talking Points Memo

Gen. Petraeus and Amb. Crocker are before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this morning, and are still on opening statements. As they reiterated their statements, I noticed something in Petraeus’ description of the credibility of his methodology for sectarian attacks and civilian casualties. Here’s how Petraeus describd his “rigorous, consistent data collection and analysis:


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