12 More Years

"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know..."

But we're thinking it might take as many as 12 years to get out of Iraq, despite what the President, the Vice President, the insurgents and the Secretary of State say. Here's a man who doesn't so much speak truth to power as he speaks the obvious near power outlets.

Rumsfeld: Insurgency could last 12 years

Arlington Cemetery Undergoes Expansion

At any rate, it appears that we can plan ahead for what we don't know we don't know, but will probably happen anyway.