You're stuck too.
Going down these posts, there's not one of them that isn't almost identical to something that could have been written a year ago. Maybe two. You're pretty much phoning it in, now.
First the surge wasn't going to stop the violence, and Petraeus was lying when he said it was.
Then it was the surge may have lessened the violence, but there's not enough political progress.
Now it's all about the money.