I think when the folks at Iraq the Model give up I'll declare Iraq a lost cause. Fortunately Mohammed has hope still, indicative of the many Iraqis who hope and work towards a better, less violent future.

Mohammed said this recently regarding the new Al Qaeda state (Caliph):

There's no going back thirty years to the days of Saddam an there's no going back a thousand yeas to the days of the Caliphs.
It's over…

We have accepted the rough road and the outcome will not be in the benefit of the criminals. The war is tough, painful and hard but I have no doubt of the outcome that will mean the end for the supporters of tyranny and extremism.