Addendum to previous post:

This new plan to get the Sunni militias on our good side is something I saw coming back in July of '05, I think it was at LTAD. If the pentagon had just consulted me back then, we'd be out of Iraq by now!

Best quote by Ray Odinero today:

"We've given them a little ammo, some flares, but mostly humanitarian aid," Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno, the U.S. ground forces commander, said last month. "We're not arming these guys, we're just changing the direction they're pointing their guns in. AP