Even Republican stalwarts like James A. Baker and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner (R) are publicly saying that the war in Iraq is "going sideways" and that we need new alternatives. Which is a very polite, politically delicate way of saying that the war is going badly.
Recall that Baker, former Sec'y of State, is the super-connected Bush family "fixer" who is brought in when things are desperate for the Bushes. E.g. for the Florida recount in 2000. Now Baker has been brought in to chair a bipartisan panel that is assessing the war's progress and suggesting some new alternatives.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/09/AR2006100900708.html
Indeed, it is quite clear that, even while he tells us that the war is going well and we only need to stay the course, Bush is looking for a way out. Baker would not have agreed to chair the panel without Bush's request. Perhaps Baker's panel is going to used as Bush's political cover for to open peace talks with whoever he can find who's willing to talk.
So, it is obvious to anyone with their eyes open that the war is not going "really well". And it would be obvious to fintstone as well, if he had any ability to objectively assess the situation. Which he does not - he's been saying the war is going great for years and he's painted himself firmly in a corner. 20 years from now, fintstone will be telling everyone who will listen that the US had the Iraq war 99% won back in 2006.