I hope you all had a marvelous Thanksgiving Day. Ours was wonderful. My husband
loved his duck, and my au gratins were spectacular. We uncorked some
champagne, and had a day all to ourselves, which is so very rare. Thankful doesn't even begin to describe how blessed we feel.
Meanwhile, all
hell broke loose in Iraq.
Summary
A Nov. 23 coordinated attack by insurgents on the Sadr City area of Baghdad
is the deadliest attack since the war in Iraq began. The attack followed an
assault on the Health Ministry in central Baghdad by less than an hour. The
timing is much more significant than the still-rising death toll.Analysis
(snip)
The Nov. 23 suicide bombings are as intimately tied to the current shift
in Iraq as the coming three-way summit in Iran. Sunni insurgent groups and
foreign jihadists cannot help but be aware that this is their last best chance
and opportunity to derail whatever hope there is for a resolution.Al-Sadr's fractured Mehdi Army is a fitting target for Sunni insurgents and
foreign jihadists attempting to spark new violence. Because al-Sadr's control
of his large militia is not particularly strong, he may be unable to restrain
— even if he tried — reprisal attacks. By hitting both the Health Ministry
and Sadr City, the attackers have almost guaranteed more violence will follow.
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