I remember a few things from the Boy Scouts. Leave a place better than you found it.
Yes, I remember.
And we’re so off in Iraq. So much damage. So much lost. So much al Qaeda. And, funny thing is, al Qaeda was not there in anywhere near the numbers before we arrived.
And now, their wonderful government is collapsing in upon itself:
BAGHDAD – Iraq’s political crisis worsened Monday as five more ministers announced a boycott of Cabinet meetings — leaving the embattled prime minister’s unity government with no members affiliated with Sunni political factions.
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The new cracks in Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki‘s government appeared even as U.S. military officials sounded cautious notes of progress on security, citing strides against insurgents linked to al-Qaida in Iraq but also new threats from Iranian-backed Shiite militias.
From the Associated Press.
Does anyone in Washington have a clue as to how we’re going to get out of Iraq, after leaving it worse than we found it?