Another national survey, this one conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press Feb. 7-11, indicates that there’s almost an even split among Americans who believe the US will succeed in Iraq and those who don’t think success is possible. About two-thirds believe things are going poorly and probably headed toward civil war. A majority believes the Administration should bring US troops home as soon as possible.
A new report from the Government Accountability Office calls for the Pentagon’s Chief Technology Officer to have budget certification authority over the military services’ research and development accounts—a move the services say would add a burdensome and unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.

