This Looks LIke Good News
It seems like an Iraqi unity government has been formed. Unfortunately, three keys posts, including defense and interior ministers, have not been filled yet. It is hoped that they will hammer out these positions over the course of this week.

Browsing through the pundit shows this morning, many people are urging an immediate US pullout. Bill Kristol rightly argues on Fox News that this is exactly the time when we have to support the new government and it would be quite cowardly to cut and run now.

Iraq has problems, there is no denying that. Chief among these problems are the prevalence of armed militias. On the other hand, the endless stream of bad news is not an accurate representation of day-to-day life there. Amir Taheri writes of the real Iraq here.
- posted by Base10 @ 12:11 PM