Depends on who you believe

"Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction." -Cheney 8/26/02

"I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency." -Cheney 5/30/05

"Things are getting worse by the day: The mayhem continues in Iraq, with today at least 40 people dead, including five US soldiers in Diyala province as the meltdown of the failed US-led occupation continues." -Dahr Jamail, an unembedded reporter in Iraq 5/30/05

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a war we are winning." -Cheney 6/1/05

"The death toll for American troops in Iraq rose in May to the highest level since January, with the U.S. military saying on Tuesday insurgents have doubled their number of daily attacks since April." -Reuters 6/1/05