Expliquem-me como se eu fosse muito burra...

O Presidente dos Estados Unidos, George W. Bush, anunciou esta noite o envio de mais 21.500 soldados para o Iraque. [...]
"Mesmo que a nossa nova estratégia funcione exactamente como está previsto, os actos de violência vão continuar e, por isso, vão morrer mais iraquianos e americanos", sublinhou.
in Público

"The situation in Iraq is unacceptable to the American people -- and it is unacceptable to me. Our troops in Iraq have fought bravely. They have done everything we have asked them to do. Where mistakes have been made, the responsibility rests with me."
in The White House, "President's Address to the Nation"


Por outro lado:

[...] Early today the British government said that the speech showed the determination of the US and Iraqi governments to "get to grips" with the "difficult" security situation. [...]
Tony Blair remains hopeful that British forces will be withdrawn this year at the time that he leaves office. He told MPs yesterday that the situation in the south was “very different”, suggesting that Britain’s exit strategy would not be affected.[...]
in Times

[...]Thousands of British troops will return home from Iraq by the end of May, The Daily Telegraph can reveal today.
Tony Blair will announce within the next fortnight that almost 3,000 troops are to be cut from the current total of 7,200, allowing the military to recover from four years of battle that have left it severely overstretched.[...]
in Telegraph


Entretanto:

Mais de uma centena de rebeldes taliban que entraram no Afeganistão a partir do Paquistão foram mortos numa operação militar conjunta das forças afegãs e da NATO.
in Público

EUA invadem consulado iraniano e prendem cinco pessoas
As forças norte-americanas invadiram, esta quinta-feira, um consulado iraniano no Iraque, prenderam cinco empregados e confiscaram alguns documentos. Esta é a segunda iniciativa dos EUA contra interesses iranianos num último mês.
in Tsf