More Or Less

It's "progress" in Iraq if there's less violence. It's "progress" if there's more.

We're never leaving.

Michael Yon writes the latest version of this same "we're almost there" Op-Ed:

That means, for the next few months, expect more blood, casualties and grim images of war. This may lead to a shift in the political debate inside the United States and more calls for rapid withdrawal. But on the ground in Iraq, it's a sign of progress.