OMG! They're losing! - um, Again!

DISPATCH FROM TRIPOLI, LIBYA (Washington Post) — "Rebel fighters fled under fire from a key town in eastern Libya. The rebels’ chaotic retreat from the town of Bin Jawwad, which they had captured from troops loyal to Gaddafi just two days earlier, reversed the momentum they had seized over the weekend and suggested that the ad hoc and lightly armed opposition force may have reached the limits of its capacity." Take a deep breath. Now, slooowly exhale. Very good. Rather than courting whiplash, it's worth pausing to remember we're only 10 days into the war. There will successes and reverses, sometimes in the same day. Maybe the rebels have maxed themselves out militarily. Or maybe not. It's difficult to tell from way out here in the Arizonan desert or, I imagine, from the sundry newsrooms in DC or NYC. The paraphrase Jesse Jackson, give war a chance (sorry, reverend). Oh who am I kidding? Sensationalism sells newspapers, drives up web hits and boost tv ratings. So, HuffPo, take it away: "GADDAFI FORCES HAMMER REBELS!" OMG! OMG! Let the next round of hand-wringing begin.