Deja Vu Petraeus

We are all waiting with bated breath for what Gen. Petraeus will say in September. Surprise, surprise, he will tell us about the Great Progress of the Surge and this will be nothing new. Gen. Petraeus has been telling Americans for years -- since at least 2004 -- that we have been making Great Progress in Iraq. He will also say that more needs to be done, same as usual.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky returned from Iraq and, among other things, reported that "Petraeus told her 'the U.S. would be in Iraq for 9-10 years if we want to win.'" She also reported that the Surge was failing...