White House "couldn't comment" since they hadn't seen the study? It may be interesting to see what they say when--and if--they do get a chance to see it.

More fancy footwork, no doubt.

Sorry to hear your cousin's husband has just been killed in Iraq, TIA. Tends to undercut the bragging about how the death rate is down.

I wonder where Teribus, everybody's favorite Bush apologist, is these days.

It would also still be fascinating to hear from a Bush defender just why Iraq is still in danger of "extremist takeover"--given the popularity of al-Qaeda among Iraqi Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds. Just which "extremists" are poised to take over in Iraq?