[varon]

Instead of just saying "Nononononononono!"...are these stats true?

Now you've gone and done it. You inserted a logical question into the brewing cauldron of emotional 'talking point' responses!

[Darkwolf377]

It just seems so easy for some to read any MSM article that says something we don't want to hear and dismiss it as "All lies!" What kind of response is that? Answer: The childish DUmmie-like response that refuses to listen to any contradiction to the party line.

I've come to the conclusion from various sources, including people on the ground in Iraq who've come back, that things there are both better AND worse than we've been led to believe. Overall I think it will be seen as a political win in the end. But I want to see ALL points of view, ALL facts--I don't want "conservative" reporting anymore than I want liberal reporting--I want information. If I'm right about my assessment, I want to hear whatever the opposition has to throw at me so I can refute it.

But the responses here have been "Don't pay no attention" and extremely minor quibbling about the actual figures reported--so they didn't include January's losses; uh, maybe that's because January isn't over yet??--not hard, factual evidence contradicting these reported facts.