The Clown Posse

OK, I'm gonna try posting one more time before calling it a day. Blogger is functioning about as well as the average Iraqi military force, according to this New York Times article, which typically manages to sneak in a few positive statments, I guess in the interest of "balance." What a crock.

When Iraqi soldiers aren't being car-bombed at recruiting centers, or tipping off the resistance, they're busy trying to forget they're even soldiers. Most refuse to tell folks what they do for a living, with good reason: they're getting killed by resistance fighters.

So much for our invaluable allies.

But, to listen to the Bush administration, it's "just a few bad apples," sort of like the Abu Ghraib grab ass festival.

Oh--and, as for the new Iraq? Check out Riverbend's latest post. The Iraqi gossip is suggesting that US TROOPS used chemical weapons in Fallujah, Baghad is a city of "mini-warzones," electricity and telephones are barely functioning--and elections are two months away. Watch for some serious Potemkin-type spin on the upcoming plebescite, even as whole regions find their votes ignored. Bush fiddles while Iraq burns.

And, if Bush is fiddling, you can bet Allawi is dancing--at least as long as the marionette pulls a few strings...

NOTE: This short post took at least twenty minutes to show up on blogger--speaking of crocks...enough of this shit. See y'all tomorrow.