Sadly, the big push in and around Baghdad, designed to eliminate an estimated 300 to 500 hardcore al-Qaeda fighters, may be failing.

The NY Times quote of the day:

“I think they were tipped off by us talking about the surge, the fact that we have a problem in Diyala Province."
LT. GEN. RAYMOND T. ODIERNO, on top leaders of Al Qaeda who fled a U.S. offensive in Baquba, Iraq.

Sigh. There’s that damned librul media, printing the bong-dreams of the guys who love to get in front of cameras.