Slap myself on the head. How could I forget that these are the only two things that can ever comprise a major victory.
Of course, when these two things happen, the folks who use those definitions for a victory now will then morph the definition so that victories, or even progress, are always impossible.
Frankly, I would rather see a consensual Iraqi government than Zarqawi's head on a stick. Even better, both.
But to denigrate the obvious and significant milestone this represents suggests that the denigrator is not interested in reality, but only denigration.
But to denigrate the obvious and significant milestone this represents suggests that the denigrator is not interested in reality, but only denigration.