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Thursday, April 19, 2007

Iraq violence even worse

Meanwhile, in Iraq:
At least 173 people died in Baghdad on Wednesday in a series of major explosions, making the day the capital's deadliest since the onset nine weeks ago of a much-touted U.S.-Iraqi security plan.

The violence capped a dreadful seven days that began with a stunning suicide attack in the Iraqi parliament building in the heavily fortified Green Zone. At least 363 people have died in Baghdad in the past week.

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But one official at the Pentagon sighed at news of the bombings: "We don't have enough troops. It would take another 100,000" to properly protect Baghdad. Another planner said: "We are just trying the same things over and over again." Neither would agree to speak on the record, citing the sensitivity of the topic.
While the cable networks fret endlessly about how to foresee what mentally ill people will do in the future, they ignore what is obvious in Iraq. You don't need to see into the future to ascertain what a failed policy looks like, it's already here and the bloodshed seems to never end.

The Bush administration has made it clear. The carnage in Iraq, and the deaths of our troops and Iraqis, goes on until Bush leaves office, at which point he can go build his library and claim that he did his best. People are dying for a legacy.

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