Some of the posts here represent what I think is utterly pathetic about the far left.

Obviously there are a lot of bad things going on in Iraq.

But according to people that are actually there, there are some good things going on as well.

Is it really necessary to deny that anything good is happening?

Is it really necessary to try and poke holes in every positive report? It isn't like we are in any danger of them drowning out all the bad stuff.

That degree of negativity reeks of political motive rather than any hope for things to turn out well in the world.