OK, IF PRES. FREDO WAS CORRECT...

when he said 1,500 terrorists a month were being killed or captured, we should've won by now.

NOT SO FAST, SAYS...

General Fil, this is Major General Joseph Fil, who is the commanding
general of the Multinational Division Baghdad as well as the 1st Cavalry
Division

AT A DOD PRESS CONFERENCE (12/17/2007):

Now, I want to be absolutely clear that while we have seen significant progress during our tour here, we are very mindful that it is fragile and that there is very tough work ahead. Al Qaeda is down, but it is by no means out. It remains a very dangerous enemy that maintains the ability to conduct attacks against the innocent, and we must continue to pursue them, to attack their networks even as they're trying to regenerate. Likewise, militia and criminal networks are still very potent threats who are continuously seeking to regain power and authority --

First of all, I would say that they are not controlling any part of Baghdad. There's no place where al Qaeda is able to walk free, no neighborhood, not even any street at this point, nor do the special groups control terrain in the city. But I will say that there are many parts of the city where they are lurking in the shadows, where they are working quietly, secretively and, I think, very determinedly to regain power and to still continue their attacks.