Item number one: Lt. Gen. Odierno, commanding general of Multinational Corps- Iraq, reports that improvements have been seen in Iraq. In the past four months, there has been the longest decline in attacks and security incidents seen since the war started. This also includes the Ramdan period, a time that in the past three years has always been violent. Also, the levels of attack are at their lowest point since February 2006. IED explosions are also continuing to decline, being at their lowest level since October, 2004. Iraqi civilian deaths have also declined, and coalition forces killed are down to a level not seen since February 2004.

All good news, right? I would say that’s damn good news. Speaker Pelosi said this today in commenting on President Bush’s remarks at the Heritage Foundation:

“What does he have to show for his presidency?” Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked today, with her hands outstretched. She said that the president is talking about his library, but all he will have to put in it is “tax cuts for the wealthy” and “a war with no end that is a failure.”

Failure? Speaker Pelosi is anything, if not consistent when it comes to keeping to the script. What would be her idea of success? Do we really want to know?

Iraq is not a rose garden yet, but can we at least recognize improvements when they happen? Is that to much to ask of our elected political heroes?

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