Making progress in Iraq

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"the progress since last spring is fragile and reversible"

Gen Petraeus

"we haven't turned any corners,we haven't seen any lights at the end of the tunnell"

Gen Petraeus

'according to the Times more than 1,000 Iraqi soldiers and policemen refused to fight or simply abandoned their post during the inconclusive assault against Shitte militias in Basra,a senior Iraqi government official said.The group includes dozens of officers,includingat least 2 senior field commanders in battle."

Lets see ,the last time we went after Sadr, Maliki wanted us to stop. This time Maliki goes after him during a cease fire.Maybe it was because Sadr was taking to much oil for Maliki's liking