Just minutes after I ranted about the Iraq war, the newest "smash the insurregents" offensive, this one spearheaded by the horrendously ineffective Iraqi government,
failed miserably. Now,
everything looks terrible-er for the chances of ever getting out of Iraq without leaving it to be picked apart by the greedy, neighboring wolves.
But out of this
comes an editorial for the surprising bastion of common-sense political commentary, the Christian Science Monitor, which compares last week's disatrous offensive with Shay's Rebellion, and how it should serve as a call for a better effort of nation building in Iraq. You should read it (and the Monitor's commentary section in general. They really promote a moderate, common-sense approach in an age of insane partisanism.