Iraq

This might be funny if it wasn't so suicidal...

Iraq ranks 5th on the 2008 Failed States Index. The Surge Is Working! Why won't you crazy people just admit it already?

Truth through repetition! Facts are stupid!

Say it with me: (repeat each mantra 10 times before advancing for maximum effect)

• The Surge Is Working!
• The United States does not torture.
• A wiretap requires a court order.
• The long-term fundamentals of our economy are strong.
• The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.
• We've never been stay the course.

Friedman just claimed on MSNBC that the Iraq war was always about democratizing the Middle East.

Hmmm, thats strange. I could've sworn that there was some other, completely different reason that we went to war in Iraq.... What was it again?

Oh yeah, I remember. Saddam was going to give nuclear weapons to Osama Bin Laden and everyone was going to die:

A subtle distinction, perhaps.

But... but.... we can't leave until we "win"! McCain said so!

Why does Iraq want us to lose?
Reuters:

Iraqi officials have said they would like to see all U.S. combat troops out by October 2010.

An agreement that included that date would require the Bush administration effectively to accept a timeline almost identical to the one proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who opposed the 2003 invasion.