[jimmydean]

Article.

Petraeus said the insurgents and militia extremists who have created such chaos in Iraq over the past five years are now weakened but not yet fully defeated. He noted that before he took the assignment in February 2007 he had described the situation as "hard but not hopeless."

He thanked his troops for having "turned 'hard but not hopeless' into still hard but hopeful."

From "not hopeless" to "hopeful". Now that's progress!

 

[rockwool]

Dat's positive tinkin, mon!

 

[Defenestrated]

:facepalm:

 

[DaveW]

Half empty - half full..... lil over half trashed.

 

[ire]

Half full of what? Corpses and corruption?

 

[Samirol]

Half full of what? Corpses and corruption?

That's pre-9/11 thinking, we call that progress now.

 

[jimmydean]

Half full of what? Corpses and corruption?

It done overflowed with both of those a long time ago.

 

[rockwool]

Half full of what? Corpses and corruption?

Hey, what is corrupt, the legitemately elected Vichy regime of Iraq?