Defeatists

From "New Pentagon Report Finds Rising Violence in Iraq:"

Iraqi casualties soared by more than 50 percent over the roughly three-month period ending in early August, the product of spiraling sectarian clashes and a Sunni-based insurgency that remains ?potent and viable,? the Pentagon noted today in an comprehensive assessment of security in Iraq.

In a grim 63-page report, the Pentagon chronicled bad news on a variety of fronts. One telling indicator was the number of weekly attacks, which reached an all-time high in July.

Those guys, they only report the bad news.