http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4507410.stm
US President George W Bush has said "tangible progress" has been made in rebuilding Iraq's economy, but this had "not always gone as well as we hoped".
In a speech aimed at winning US public support ahead of the Iraqi general election next week, Mr Bush focused on the rehabilitation of public services.
The cities of Najaf and Mosul had seen improvement, he said, but poor security had hampered reconstruction efforts.
Freind of mine back from Najaf area recently tells me there's electricty an hour a day, on the good days.
Freedom's on the march, baby!