We Got Three Things Right (And Some Bits)

Ah, come on. Look on the bright side. It's a cup one half sixth full. We managed to achieve three of the eighteen targets set by the US Government as indicators of success in Iraq.

A rooftop military victory exercise

And we almost achieved two more. I can just see all the harpies descending to attack the coalition on this. We're doing our best. As far as Britain is concerned, we've managed to achieve a total ceasefire by Al-Sadr so that we can achieve a peaceful handover of Basra when we leave. OK, a handover to his Iranian- backed militia forces, but at least that's a negotiated settlement and not a military defeat. Anyone expecting to see pictures of US marines being airlifted from rooftops can jolly well think again.