"JUST A FEW MORE MONTHS"

The Center for American Progress has put together a great timeline of people who said that things in Iraq are on some sort of cusp in the next few months. This is in part derived from Atrios' concept of Friedman Unit and I've put a few of them below. THEY WERE ALL WRONG


July 03 2003
"I think the next few months will be crucial."--Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)

September 10 2003
"The next three to six months will be critical."--Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)

November 30 2003
"The next six months in Iraq... are the most important..."--Tom Friedman

May 24 2004
"Iraq now faces a critical moment."--Bush

June 25 2004
Casey "Says Next Few Months Key to Iraq's Future."--Globe headline
"U.S. GENERAL SAYS NEXT FEW MONTHS KEY TO IRAQ'S FUTURE." --Boston Globe headline

October 03 2004
"...in the next six to nine months..."-- Tom Friedman

May 30 2005
"I think they're in the last throes... of the insurgency."--Cheney