] BAGHDAD, Iraq - Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and President
] Bush (news - web sites) have declared that Iraq (news -
] web sites) is on the road to stability, with the Iraqi
] leader saying elections would be possible in all but
] three or four of Iraq's 18 provinces. But the map of Iraq
] is scarred with violence every day. The capital is
] wracked by kidnappings and bombings. And September is
] shaping up as one of the deadliest months for American
] soldiers.
]
] Westerners are fleeing Iraq with reconstruction projects
] half-finished. Town markets sell grisly videos of
] beheadings. And U.S. troops grapple with an increasingly
] potent insurgency that appears to have little problem
] recruiting fighters.

This is one of the best articles I've seen covering the problems in Iraq, and even bringing up some good developments.

Yahoo! News - Iraq Violence Eclipses Rosy Declarations