Petraeus on Iraq

"’The situation in Iraq is dire,’ he told the Senate Armed Services Committee, which is expected to easily approve his nomination for the Iraq command. ‘The stakes are high. There are no easy choices. The way ahead will be very hard. … But hard is not hopeless.’"

The old boss of the 101st Airborne is considered a straight-shooter, and he sounds like it. Let’s hope he can help the Iraqi government and security forces turn things around.