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Thursday, July 19, 2007 12:00 AM

How much credence should Gen. Petraeus' reports be given?

The source being depicted as the Objective Oracle on Iraq has a long history of extreme optimism about the progress we were making in the war.

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  • Thursday, July 19, 2007 07:42 AM

    You raise some interesting points

    Mr. Greenwald, but really, we shouldn't judge this until Gen. Petraeus gives his report in September.

    Lather, rinse, repeat. Lather, rinse, repeat. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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