The AP misrepresents the Pentagon Report

"Here's the AP's headline:

AP: Pentagon Releases Gloomy Iraq Geport.

Sectarian violence is spreading in Iraq and the security problems have become more complex than at any time since the U.S. invasion in 2003, a Pentagon report said Friday.

In a notably gloomy report to Congress, the Pentagon reported that illegal militias have become more entrenched, especially in Baghdad neighborhoods where they are seen as providers of both security and basic social services.

The report described a rising tide of sectarian violence, fed in part by interference from neighboring Iran and Syria and driven by a "vocal minority" of religious extremists who oppose the idea of a democratic Iraq.

The report itself is here.

Does the report - or at least, AP's characterization of the report accurately reflect the tone and content of the report itself?"
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