Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[seabass]

I did read it. Doesn't change a thing. What you and the author of that story call a momentum shift is nothing but statistical noise and political spin in the face of massive public opposition. Trust me........you'll need a lot more than a dishonest political PR stunt to shift momentum that involves a pissed off 75% of the electorate.

Also.......the article is completely silent on the fact that everyone who reported military progress quickly added that such progress is meaningless as long as political chaos continues.

And then this just in:

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- One of the Senate's top Republicans has called on President Bush to start bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq by Christmas, telling reporters Thursday that a pullout was needed to spur Iraqi leaders to action.

Sen. John Warner of Virginia, the influential former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he has recommended that Bush announce the beginning of a U.S. withdrawal in mid-September, after a report is released from the top U.S. officials in Iraq.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/23/warner.iraq/index.html