[RickSp]

And the neocons still babble about how the "good news" about Iraq just isn't being covered by the media, excuse me make that the "liberal" media. (Of course it is too dangerous for most journalists to leave their heavily fortified hotels, but that is a detail the Bushbot cheerleaders seem to ignore.)

In the past, any general who told the truth about Iraq, from General Eric Shinseki who was forced into retirement after Shinseki questioned Rumsfeld's "cakewalk" scenario in Iraq to General Thomas White was fired as Secretary of the Army after he agreed with Shinseki. Speaking honestly was more dangerous than an IED to US flag officers. It will be interesting to see whether this statement by General Pace will be simply ignored by the US media or whether Pace will fly into a series of denials.