More progress every day..

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZjU2NWEzMGE2NzRmODVlNjY3MTE3YzVhZmQxZTljMDg= White House Press Briefing by Tony Snow: “First, the number of weapons caches captured — last year, in all of 2006, the number is 2,726. Already to this point in the year it's nearly 3,700 — 3,698. As you can see, General Petraeus referred to this as staggering, the improvement in the seizures. Just a couple of examples from recent weeks. First, a coalition raid on July 23rd found 21 rifles and pistols in multiple locations, 28 grenades, 252 rockets, 391 mortar rounds, 475 gallons of nitric acid, and 5,000 pounds of fertilizer. Those who have studied Oklahoma City know how devastating the last two can be. And in an Iraqi raid in An Nasiriyah on the 24th, they found 11 heavy machine guns; 42 IEDs; 70 mortar rounds; and approximately 400 rockets of various calibers. One of the reasons that we are having more success — the coalition and U.S. forces — has to do with tips. The number of tips received by Iraqis each month has nearly quadrupled from the spring of 2006 to the spring of 2007, from 6,000 to 23,000. It gives you a sense I think of what happens when there is increased confidence not only in the commitment, but also the competence of the forces involved. So there is just a little more granularity and it's one of the reasons why there is increasing talk of success certainly on the defense front, but also there remains work on the political front.