"Significant Progress" in Iraq

[lame54]

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/04/11/why-significant-progress-sounds-kind-of-familiar/
Yesterday, speaking from the White House, the president boasted, “American and Iraqi forces have made significant progress” in Iraq. It got me thinking, haven’t we heard that phrase before in relation to Iraq?

* White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan on October 27, 2003: “In the north and south , we have made significant progress.”

* President Bush on November 13, 2004: “Fighting together, our forces have made significant progress in the last several days.”

* President Bush on June 28, 2005: “In the past year, we have made significant progress.”

* Vice President Cheney on October 19, 2006: “e’ve made significant progress.”

* President Bush on February 23, 2007: ” I think we have made significant progress in Iraq.”

Indeed, it’s a phrase the White House has used to describe events in Iraq several hundred times over the last five years. I can’t imagine why anyone would be skeptical about the claim now.

Check out their "Significant Progress":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMACzBomDK4

[niyad]

1. snails make significant progress over the course of time, comparatively speaking.

of course, it all depends on exactly what one is hoping to accomplish. if it is the ruin of a country, control of its oil, and the enrichment of one's cronies, then, yes, significant progress has been made.

[theoldman]

2. McCain was right.

At a snails pace we will succeed in 100 years.

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. It's what the CEO of a failed corporation says right before they

go bankrupt,

[lame54]

4. They need those last minute investments...

to cover their lawyers fees

[bdamomma]

5. they are just making a$$es out of all of us.

they keep on playing us all.