From W. Thomas Smith Jr. in The Tank:

I am convinced things are getting better in Iraq, and with perseverance we — and the Iraqi people — will come out of this in a far better position than Al Qaeda in Iraq (and the insurgents whom AQI has thus far successfully pitted against one other through mosque bombings and the fomenting of other factional violence, etc.). But we must not kid ourselves into believing that Baghdad is now safe. Safer, perhaps, in one or more sectors than in the past (And I say “perhaps” because there are bombings and shootings every single day and night without fail in Baghdad, some days far worse than others.). But the insurgents are constantly shifting fronts and moving, keeping the terror pressure on whenever and wherever possible…

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