Three Old Guys

When you have been wrong on Iraq as often as Lieberman, Graham and McCain have been you really shouldn't be lecturing the rest of us on how to move forward. This is especially true right after an election where you got your ass handed to you.

I do find this amusing.

Iraq can serve as an anchor of stability in the region, a counter to Iranian hegemony and a model of democracy for the Middle East.

Iraq is certainly better than it was earlier in the invasion, but too often pundits and idiots try to claim that Iraq is a model of stability or is really really close. But these are not the signs of a country that can serve as an anchor of stability in the region.

A double explosion in Nahda in downtown Baghdad has killed 18 people and injured 52 others around 11 a.m.

A magnetic bomb detonated under a civilian car in Thawra neighborhood in Mosul city yesterday night

A roadside bomb targeted a police patrol in Palestine street (south Mosul). Two people were killed and four others wounded including two policemen.

Gunmen kidnapped a citizen of Ulamaa neighborhood in Kirkuk city yesterday night.

Gunmen opened fire on a civilian car in Sikanian (north of Kirkuk) injuring the driver on Tuesday night.

All of these incidents were report on Dec. 17., but hey if we ignore all that then McCain, Lieberman and Graham can thump their chests, claim victory and tell the rest of us that we can reach a 'consensus' on Iraq if only we agree with them.