CHENEY DOESN'T GET IT

Cheney's description of the "success" of Iraq and teh Surge is tremendously short-sighted because of the daily living conditions of all too many Iraqis. The Red Cross describes these conditions this way:

The humanitarian situation in post-war Iraq five years after the US-led invasion is one of the most critical in the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a report late Sunday.

Millions in the country had no access to drinking water, sanitation or healthcare. Decades of previous unrest and economic sanctions had exacerbated the situation, it stressed.