You don't back that one up any more than most other things you say. I think most people here can judge for themselves if I've ever proven you wrong on anything.

Troops in a number of areas that used to be deadly a year ago, like Ramadi, have been patrolling without body armor. I concede that isn't true of Baghdad yet.

I note that many cops in American cities routinely wear body armor, which you can interpret however you like.

Almost everything you write on this subject is steeped in ignorance, and year-old news, and frankly, it isn't worth the time to keep correcting it, particularly when I have to correct the same things over and over again.

The Democratic Party left you behind months ago, being a bit more receptive to the handwriting on the wall. You probably aren't going to see Iraq as a major election issue in 2008.