More grim news from Iraq

That their police forces are merely becoming arms of the militia groups battling one another... Wrapping up, Drum writes:

In other words, except for the fact that Iraq has a disfunctional government, a disfunctional police force, and a barely functional army, things are going great. I can't wait to see how Crocker and Petraeus spin this into an argument for staying another four years.

Indeed, with the White House manning the pen, this will somehow be made to look like progress and sunshine. Or, at least to some of the most brainwashed...

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