General David "Dumbya's Man" Petraeus gave his testimony this morning to the Senate, and was generally cautious and mixed in his views on progress. No wonder. Despite attempts by war cheerleaders Sens. John Mc Same and Lindsay "It's A Guy's Name, Too" Graham to go the "rah rah" route, Petreaus played it as much down the middle as he could afford to. But, it's far from over. . .
In real-world Iraq, Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr is ready to call off the Mahdi Army cease fire, which has been a boon to the "surge" in that it's lessened violence among Iraqis. He's evidently pissed that the Maliki government is more concerned with self-preservation and with perpetual U.S. occupation. Going to be a bumpy ride if the Mahdi Army is unleashed.
