From Think Progress
By Faiz

For years, President Bush and Vice President Cheney have asserted that absolutely, we’re winning in Iraq. Bush put an end to such happy talk last Wednesday night, omitting suggestions that we’re winning or making progress, and instead stating:

The violence in Iraq [over the last year] — particularly in Baghdad — overwhelmed the political gains the Iraqis had made. — And the result was a vicious cycle of sectarian violence that continues today. The situation in Iraq is unacceptable to the American people — and it is unacceptable to me.

Vice President Cheney does not appear to share the same assessment of the situation in Iraq as Bush. On Fox News this morning, Cheney claimed, If you look at what’s transpired in Iraq, Chris, we’ve made enormous progress.

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