The Daily Background

You might remember that when the Iraqi elections occurred a few months ago, they were hailed by the White House as a sign of huge progress. Geraldo Riviera even went on tv and showed footage of people with purple fingers, and ‘interviewed’ troops who said they were happy to see Iraqis vote. Meanwhile, those of us in the reality-based community said that the elections weren’t much of a step forward, and that the representatives elected were the same old same old corrupt officials– some of which were actually back from Saddam’s era. Now the Washington Post has the following:

The Defense Intelligence Agency today presented a relatively gloomy assessment of the insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan, reporting that recent Iraqi elections appear to have contributed to rising sectarian violence and that Afghan insurgents have sharply escalated their attacks.

In written and oral testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Army Lt. Gen. Michael D. Maples, the DIA director, described the insurgencies in the two countries as remarkably resilient as they battle U.S.-backed governments and the military forces of U.S.-led coalitions.

Well well well. Look who was right. Full article here.

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