[HenryLeeII]

I read the first five or six paragraphs, and they do not support what the headline claims. About four paragraphs down it is stated that the CIA officer says significant progress has been made and that the Iraqi people are to be commended for their resilience in the face of the ongoing terrorism.

The officer says the situation could get worse before it gets better, and the New York Times editors helpfully opine that the situation on the ground is not as rosy as what the Bush administration paints it to be (without offering any direct quotes from Bush officials to back up this opinion).

This is simply more headline hysterics from the folks who were gullible and dishonest enough to bring us the missing explosives story a week before the election.

[Peach]

Thanks for the information, Henry.