Originally posted by JaTo:

AGAIN, my main complaint has been that there are some gross overruns on the budgeted numbers for it; apart from the US military's initial sloppy response to providing security and protection to certain key facilities in Iraq immediately after the war, the progress that's been made is evidence that things ARE working.

As the saying goes, "Rome wasn't built in a day". Nor will Baghdad or ultimately, Iraq.




Can you elaborate on this "progress" ? All I can see that by now even the so far (more or less) peaceful Shi'as had enough of this "progress" and revolting in masses.

... and the Marines are fighting an artillery battle in Fallujah aginst the Sunni. This is not the occasional roadside bomb or window sniper anymore. Abizaid is asking for even more soldiers.

Spain wants to withdraw. Poland is probing too.

What progress are you talking about ?

T.