No pony under that pile.
"Like some others here and elsewhere, you have invested a lot in failure over there. I get that."
Wake up Tom. Admitting that there is "good AND BAD news from Iraq" is the first step. Judging by your library of posts here in the last 3 years, you have more than anyone I know invested in the outcome in Iraq.
Invested in Iraq, that's almost ironical. Do you even know why?