Sure looks like it!

“Petraeus took command under a glistening crystal chandelier in a former Saddam Hussein palace at Camp Victory.”

Something about this statement doesn’t sit well with me.

New commander speaks bluntly of Iraq war

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gen. David Petraeus took charge of U.S. forces in Iraq on Saturday, becoming the third commander in the war and declaring the American task now was to help Iraqis “gain the time they need to save their country.”

Petraeus took command under a glistening crystal chandelier in a former Saddam Hussein palace at Camp Victory.

The media’savvy, Princeton-educated Petraeus, 54, spoke bluntly of the task before him that coincides with President Bush’s decision to send an additional 21,500 U.S. troops to clamp off violence in Baghdad and nearby regions.

“We will have to share the burdens and move forward together. If we can do that and if we can help the people of Iraq, the prospects of success are good,” he said. “Failing that, Iraq will be doomed to continued violence and civil strife.”

Meanwhile, the U.S. military reported the deaths of three more American soldiers, killed in an explosion Friday in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad. U.S. and Iraqi forces have battled Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias in Diyala for months.
[...] troop surge

“The stakes are very high. The way ahead will be hard, and there undoubtedly will be many tough days. But as I recently told members of the U.S. Senate, hard is not hopeless,” said Petraeus, who took over for 58-year-old Gen. George Casey.

Source: Yahoo! News

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