[madconserv]

"Violence on the whole is as bad as ever. Sectarian strife is worse than ever. The economy has slowly come back to prewar levels for the most part, but is now treading water. As a result, optimism has waned. According to an International Republican Institute poll conducted in late March, more than 75 percent of Iraqis consider the security environment to be poor and the economy poor or mediocre."

How can they possibly go back to something that old? The environment in Iraq changes daily. That report will be blown out of the water in the next few days to weeks. They can't see the light through the trees.

[Allegra]

The environment in Iraq changes daily. That report will be blown out of the water in the next few days to weeks. They can't see the light through the trees.

Oh, trust me, the reporters here on the ground can see it.

They just don't want the people back home to see it. They're suppressing the truth...as they've been doing all along.