GAO Report on Iraq. Well, it is still there.

Little progress seen on Iraq goals By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - The Iraqi government has failed to meet the vast majority of political and military goals laid out by lawmakers to assess President Bush's Iraq war strategy, congressional auditors have determined. (Yahoo News)

And is the next news flash going to read something like, President Bush surprised by announcement? Or US troops fail to contain violence in Baghdad?

Is it now time to face the reality that there is nothing to be gained in this quagmire? There was nothing there to begin with, and it has cost the United States dearly and more importantly, will continue to be a stain on the American fabric for decades to come in ways that will make Vietnam seem like a border skirmish. And a minor one at that.