How a proven liar, embezzler, and Iranian double agent could become prime minister of “liberated Iraq.”
by Justin Raimondo
It seems like only yesterday that U.S. government officials, and their media amen corner, were hailing the “turning point” in the Iraq war. The election changed everything, the insurgency is winding down, and victory is at hand – or so the conventional wisdom of the moment assured us. That was then, however – and this is now:
“Violence is escalating sharply in Iraq after a period of relative calm that followed the January elections. Bombings, ambushes, and kidnappings targeting Iraqis and foreigners, both troops and civilians, have surged this month while the new Iraqi government is caught up in power struggles over cabinet positions.”
The Washington Post goes on to cite an anonymous military source:
“‘Definitely, violence is getting worse,’ said a U.S. official in Baghdad, who spoke on condition of anonymity. ‘My strong sense is that a lot of the political momentum that was generated out of the successful election, which was sort of like a punch in the gut to the insurgents, has worn off.’ The political stalemate ‘has given the insurgents new hope.’”
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