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"So the point that I was making at the time was that the political dynamic was the driving force between that sectarian violence. And we could try to keep a lid on it,  but if these underlining dynamic continued to bubble up and explode the way they were, then we would be in a difficult situation. I am glad that in fact those political dynamic shifted at the same time that our troops did outstanding work."
Barack Obama, on why he was wrong about the surge; translators working feverishly to make this quote intelligible

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Friday
04Feb

Hey, Ted!

`We want to know when Iraqis will go out there and shed their blood like Americans have,'' Kennedy said to Wolfowitz, who appeared for questioning today along with Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and others.
Senator, put the bottle down.  Time to start the 28 days.  After a month, you can start reading the headlines of your favorite newspapers, all of the back issues for the last 22 months.  Then you will know when the Iraqis started shedding their own blood, or if you're feeling courageous and intellectually honest, you'll go back a lot longer and read about Iraqi blood that has been shed for decades.

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