More Bad News from Iraq

Matthew Yglesias brings this to our attention

Two CIA reports from Iraq leaked to the NYTs tell a very different picture than the "official" picture of Iraq. Of course, this is not exactly a new story,

....The officials described the two assessments as having been "mixed," saying that they did describe Iraq as having made important progress, particularly in terms of its political process, and credited Iraqis with being resilient.

But over all, the officials described the station chief's cable in particular as an unvarnished assessment of the difficulties ahead in Iraq. They said it warned that the security situation was likely to get worse, including more violence and sectarian clashes, unless there were marked improvements soon on the part of the Iraqi government, in terms of its ability to assert authority and to build the economy.....

Given the purges by Goss, I think we can expect more leaks from the CIA. Matthew holds forth on this at the link above.