Don't look now--- but Iraq is quickly falling apart.

[trumad]

Now who would have thunk it?

Iraqis woke up Thursday to a barrage of explosions and drive-by shootings that killed and wounded dozens and dealt a blow to efforts by the government in recent weeks to patch up an ongoing political crisis and put on its best face to host a major Arab summit next month.

Most of the attacks were in the capital of Baghdad and targeted security forces and the neighborhoods usually congested during the early morning rush hour, according to security officials, who provided a preliminary toll of at least 33 killed and 127 wounded.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203960804577240451701206664.html

[Scuba]

1. "No one could have predicted...

[BeyondGeography]

2. Freedom is messy

[renie408]

4. Especially 'freedom' that is shoved down your throat by an outside agent. n/t

[trumad]

6. LOL

As if the folks blowing up their own citizens want freedom.

Wow---I can't even believe you typed those words.

[BeyondGeography]

7. See Rumsfeld, Donald

How soon we forget...

[trumad]

11. My bad---

forgot that clown said those words.

[BeyondGeography]

13. No worries dude

It was and remains a total nightmare.

[spanone]

3. thanks mr bu$h*. unnecessary wars have consequences...

[CAPHAVOC]

10. Brilliant

Invade Iraq, Get rid of Saddam so they can have elections, They have elections, Elect new dictator.

[nanabugg]

12. Don't you know history? This always happens. nt

[lunatica]

5. After we did so much for them

[xchrom]

8. du rec. nt

[magical thyme]

9. uh-oh...time for us

to go sticking our fat noses in their business again. I mean, it worked so well the last time we 'helped' them choose their democratically elected gubmint.

[HopeHoops]

15. Well the US didn't have anything to do with that!

[quinnox]

16. the media will try their hardest to ignore it

Can't have the general U.S. population thinking our Iraq war and glorious liberation will turn into an abysmal failure and bloody chaos, because then the public may not be so willing to support our next war and "noble liberation".