Progress or not?

Looks like the next couple of weeks are going to be interesting in terms of news coming out of Iraq, and whether or not it is going to be reported fairly, or spun to meet the agenda of special interest groups…all political. The President stole some of the thunder by taking his "A-team" (his words not mine) with him to Iraq to get a first-hand look before the pending progress report is released, and debate begins in Congress. My gut says there won't be any appreciable change in troop levels at least until well into next year, but when I balance my gut against political realities, I am not so sure. Whatever, any person who looks fairly at the situation has to admit there has been some recent progress militarily. It's the lack of progress by the Iraqi government that tarnishes the overall record. Again, evening TV news will be interesting to watch.