Pre-debunking the Iraq report.

ABCNews just carried a small piece by Jonathon Karl saying that one of the signs of measured progress that will be cited in Friday's Iraq assessment is the fact that the Iraqis supplied 3 brigades into Baghdad as part of the surge. This is deceptive on two points.

First, the Iraqi brigades arrived late and never reached their full complement.

Second, all three brigades involved were Kurdish Peshmerga which operate virtually independently of the Iraqi government and military structure, so their organization and performance do not reflect the broader status of the Iraqi forces.