Teribus--you have more serious problems than I thought. Not only does Bush see Churchill when he looks in the mirror--but you also see Churchill when you look at Bush. I won't waste my time explaining the differences to you--but maybe you'll wake up eventually from your time warp and start recognizing reality. We can hope.

However: re: Maliki--excuse me if I'm underwhelmed by his statement--yet again--that he will purge ALL the militias from the police.

Talk is cheap. We've heard this before. The results speak for themselves. Much as it may pain you, something beyond words would be nice this time--since, contrary to what you once said, all Iraqi Sunnis are not the equivalent of hardline Nazis in 1945.

Maliki says (again) that he will purge the police of militias. As that great and respected foreign policy analyst, Shania Twain -- (surely you're familiar with her view)-- said "That don't impress me much."