Yes they have all been consistent. What has not been consistent are unconfirmed quotations presented in by the media which are intended to get just the sort of weak kneed, juvenile and hysterical responses that it is getting out of people like you. Have you ever been in combat? If you have you are lucky to be alive given your propensity to panic, blow things out of proportion and cast about for someone to blame. We are talking about an area about 1/8 the size of Brooklyn with roughly 1000 enemy combatants hiding behind 15,000 or so civilians. You act like it is the Battle of the Bulge. The media did this with Tet years ago and they are trying to do it now with this (they even have Hersch in the loop.) Get a grip on your self, it is pitiful to watch.
We heard the same thing out of the media when there was a few day lag du to a sandstorm. Stop acting like a little girl and second guessing things that you have no kbowledge of.