It is worth noting that circa 2005, Chris was agreeing with Killshot and some others here that things were looking up in Iraq as the neo-con ghouls gushed about the prospect of "free elections" and "new schools," and as they claimed the tide was turning with the hearts of Iraqis. I don't know how one can be optimistic about a giant abomination, but I'll leave that to small abominations to explain.
I even remember another bloke whose name escapes me, who became quite exercised about Vietnam comparisons and even claimed a friend of a friend who served over there said he felt safer in Baghdad than in Philly. And this bloke was serious, mind you.
Oh, if I could only remember his name...