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Come on man, you can do better than that. I agree with you that there have been positive events in Iraq recently. I was highly skeptical of the situation before the Sunni compromise, but now it is looking a lot better.

Nevertheless, the article you just posted was pretty much torn up by Sam, and you can't even approach it?

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It's not MY article. I didn't write it, and don't defend all of it. I agree only with parts of it--and hopefully expressed that sentiment. I asked for comments and observations. Sam is no doubt correct on some points. I'm trying to look most at the overall picture.

You agree that the situation in Iraq is looking a lot better than it did not long ago, right? And key al-Qaeda leaders are continually being caught; and as Zawahiri's intercepted letter to Zarqawi indicates, al-Qaeda is experiencing internal difficulties. Maybe things are indeed looking up somewhat--I wonder if we'll hear as much from the left, but somehow I doubt it.