In this segment, Keith Olbermann examines how we got where we’re at in Iraq:
This pretty well sums up four years of “progress” reports:
OLBERMANN: Progress, year after year, in almost mathematically precise increments, never quite enough to justify leaving, always just enough to justify staying, because there is always another milestone to look forward to, a turning point beyond which victory might lie.
Indeed. For four years we’ve been on the verge of turning the corner–except we never actually turn in another direction. We’re looping around a giant circle which has taken us nowhere. It’s as if our efforts are adrift in Iraq, without a plan or plan.
Wait, what’s that you say, Mr. Bush?
And as you know, my position is clear — I’m the commander guy.
Oh, how reassuring.