YUP, NO PROGRESS IN IRAQ

No matter what the wingnuts say, we simply cannot afford to stay in this quagmire.

Report: US No Closer to Iraq Goals
By BRADLEY BROOKS – 13 hours ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The United States is no closer to achieving its goals in Iraq than it was a year ago but a quick military withdrawal could lead to massive chaos and even genocide, according to a report released Sunday by a U.S. think tank.

The U.S. Institute of Peace report was written by experts who advised the Iraq Study Group, a panel mandated by Congress to offer recommendations on U.S. policy in Iraq in 2006.

"The U.S. is no closer to being able to leave Iraq than it was a year ago," it concluded. "Lasting political development could take five to 10 years of full, unconditional U.S. commitment to Iraq."