White House accused Kerry to cover up Iraq chaos?

This tip came from Robin Marty of Minnesota Monitor. She suggests that the flap over Kerry's gaffe was done so to cover up the following story:

US military sees Iraq edging toward chaos — report

Reuters — 01 Nov 2006

WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - U.S. military commanders assessed two weeks ago that Iraq was edging toward chaos, according to a classified military chart published in the New York Times on Wednesday.

The chart titled "Index of Civil Conflict" shows a color-coded bar with "peace" marked on the left and "chaos" on the right. An arrow puts the current situation inside the red area on the far right, much closer to chaos than peace.

U.S. commanders have acknowledged violence in Iraq is at its highest level since U.S.-led forces invaded in 2003 and toppled Saddam Hussein, but they have repeatedly said a full-scale civil war can be averted.

The chart, however, indicates a steady shift toward chaos since the bombing of a Shi'ite shrine in the town of Samarra in February. The graphic was prepared by U.S. Central Command, which oversees operations in Iraq, and shown at a briefing on Oct. 18, the New York Times said.

The rest is here.