GEN. CASEY CITES "BUSTLE" IN IRAQ AS POSITIVE PROGRESS

General George Casey just told Timmeh a nice third-Iraq-war-anniversary story. Last week, he said, he drove around Baghdad one day for about three hours just to see for himself how things were going among the Iraqis. "There's a lot of bustle here," he said, a lot of economic activity, stores busy, people moving around on the streets. The traffic cops, he said, are wearing white shirts and neckties! It's sights like these that make Gen. Casey feel so positive about the progress of the war.

Riverbend has a different take. According to her, Iraqis are frantically stocking up on food and other needs in anticipation of much more ugliness to come. But hey, to the Bushies economic activity is economic activity! If profits are being made, it's a definite sign that the USA is having a positive influence!

Tags: Iraq war, General Casey