An American General says that the Iraqi insurgency is growing "more effective."

We'll take that as a compliment.

And another defense department official says that the American vehicles should be fully armored by next summer. Next summer!?!?! Well, that's nice. By then they'll only have had more than two frikkin' years to work on it. "This isn't Wal-Mart," he said, in some sort of attempt to justify the long time frame.

Well, that's certainly true. Wal-Mart would have had it finished by LAST summer.