Okay, I've figured it out. Here's how shrubco gets through 4 yrs. of Iraq

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

They simply come up with some bogus "milestone" every 6 months to a year where things will presumably get better after the milestone, thereby making the senseless deaths of U.S. soldiers and Iraqi resistance and civilians somehow justified and tolerable.

Sort of like we had

"the end of major combat operations" (remember that one? The commemorative mugs are now collector's items!)

"handover of sovereignty" (a classic)

and "the first democratic elections in the history of Iraq" (oh, wait, not yet).

There could be

"selection of the Grand Poo-bah" ("the increased pace of suicide bombings merely shows the desperation of the terrorists to prevent the selection of the Grand Poo-bah")

"the first Iraqi Superbowl of American Football"

etc.


C'mon, it's easy! :eyes: You try one!