evidently i owe bush & petraeus an apology

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Iraq's transition to self reliance

I wasn’t aware that Iraq had already transitioned to self-reliance by February 2007, and that ever since we’ve simply been aiding in Baghdad law enforcement.

Thank goodness the Pentagon’s always there to set me straight.

h/t to Atrios for the original Pentagon graphic.

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