Slow, but Steady Progress

Midway through the conference, countries and international lenders had pledged about $19 billion in grants and loans, on top of the $20 billion promised by Washington.

Although the article does its best to make this look like a failure, $19 billion is a lot of money, no matter how you slice it. Especally for a "unilateralist." We're moving forward in Iraq - one step at a time.

UPDATE: Don't tell me that the press just reports the facts. Compare this title, Donors Promise Iraq $33 Billion, Smashing Expectations, with the title of the article I linked above, Iraq Donations Fall Short. Hmmmmmm.
- posted by Tom Sawyer @ 11:49 AM