The Propaganda machine is pumping it out..

Iraq is Just Like Nam, the Governement lied then and it lies now.
Someone needs to provide real leadership in the White House, Congress seems to be useless and ineffective, what happen to the role of Congress in oversite?

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A roadside bomb killed 10 Marines and wounded 11 while they were on a foot patrol near Fallujah, the Marine Corps said Friday, in the deadliest attack on American troops in nearly four months. Thursday's bomb, which was made from several large artillery shells, struck members of Regimental Combat Team 8 of the 2nd Marine Division near the city about 30 miles west of Baghdad, the Marine Corps said.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -
Iraq's security forces have "a long way to go" to deal with the bloody insurgency and violent crime, the government said in a report obtained Friday by The Associated Press.

The report concludes that Iraq's army — praised just this week by
President Bush — needs more men, better leaders, new equipment and improved training to confront the insurgents without U.S. support.

The 59-page report, compiled by Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's office, reviewed the government's performance since taking office seven months ago. It was prepared for the administration that will take over after elections Dec. 15.

The document claims successes in the economy, improvement in the vital oil industry and in services but acknowledges that security remains a major concern.

"The number of insurgent attacks has continued to rise and they are becoming more indiscriminate, resulting in large numbers of civilian casualties," the report said. "While violent crime, including murder and kidnapping, has fallen, it remains at a high level." It gave no statistics.

The government, the report said, "is well aware that the armed forces and the police will need to become more effective" before they can come "to grips with these huge challenges."

The Bush administration hopes a well-trained Iraqi security force and a democratic government will help stabilize the country and permit a gradual U.S. military exit, possibly starting next year.

In a speech Wednesday, Bush vigorously defended his Iraq policy in the face of mounting pressure to bring home American troops. He said the Iraqis' performance "is still uneven," but there have been improvements in training and that Iraqi units are growing more independent and controlling more territory.

"This will take time and patience," he said.

Iraq's police and army — about 200,000 at present — are dominated by majority Shiite Muslims and are the subject of allegations of mass arrests and mistreatment of Sunni Arabs. Sunnis dominated Iraq for years under
Saddam Hussein and now lead the insurgency.