sobering lesson for all parties.

Those are very sobering numbers.

It was very sobering but in a way uplifting,

You'll find some heartening and some sobering conclusions.

There are heartening and sobering conclusions.

We are making progress militarily, there is no doubt about that. You've seen the reports from Misrata, although reports of the Gaddafi forces completely pulling out of Misrata seem to be exaggerated.