Michael Yon is a heroic combat reporter who has posted an astonishing "after action report" by General Barry McCaffrey (US Army, ret.), nominally written for United States Military Academy, but immediately leaked to the press. The report is based on McCaffrey's visit to Iraq, talking pretty much to the whole US chain of command. It is therefore both very expert militarily --- and very weird. In fact, it sounds like it was written by a seriously bipolar military expert. The first half  --- called The Problem --- is totally dark and pessimistic. The second half --- called The Current Effort, referring to the new "surge," led by General Petraeus --- is  consistently hopeful. It begins,"Since the arrival of General David Petraeus in command of Multi-National Force Iraq- the situation on the ground has clearly and measurably improved."And it concludes: "In my judgment, we can still achieve our objective of a stable Iraq, at peace with its...(Read Full Post)