National Round-Up

While Rome Burns edition.

How Many Friedmans?

Ne plus ultra blogger Atrios shares his Friedman calendar with us. In Moustache of Understanding parlance, one Friedman is equal to six more months in Iraq to give it “one last push.” Unfortunately, Friedmans have a way of spawning and extending their life span – while doing the opposite for the troops.

Bombings push Iraq closer to abyss:

From Reuters: “Iraq is moving very fast toward the point of no return,” former prime minister Iyad Allawi warned. “The shadow of death and destruction is everywhere. We are all responsible, including me, for this situation.”

Potemkin Village, err, Iraq Study Group debate begins today:

Sez the Times, it urges “direct talks with Iran and Syria but sets no timetables for a military withdrawal.” As long as our leader thinks leaving means losing, well…

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