jfern, no-one here is pretending the situation in Iraq is great. Not even the President is pretending that.
Actually, Mr. Hunter, just a couple of days ago John McSurge claimed that there are some streets in Baghdad that are so safe and calm that one could walk them freely and safely, and w/out body armor.
Obviously, this story contradicts the rosy picture that McSurge tries to paint in Iraq.
I dunno about Iraq, but one sign things are indeed getting better is that jfern's link wasn't from DailyKos.
Actually, that's exactly where he got the story from, but I also fail to see how that should have any affect on the validity of his argument or why it is at all relevant to the topic. DKos dosen't make up it's own facts - John McCain really said those truly delusional things less than a week ago about the state of security in Iraq, and he really did have a 100-soldier, 3-blackhawk, 2-gunboat escort today.
I don't care where jfern got the story - the contradiction between McCain's fantasy and reality is striking nonetheless.
