Dickey--

Possibly more significant than either of your articles is something I've read today-- that a large Sunni group is growing impatient at the lack of progress toward taking their interests into account--and may soon withdraw from Maliki's cabinet. Al Sadr is already not happy with Maliki. Maliki's government seems to be getting progressively shakier.

We'll see what happens.

But so far it seems that unfortunately you'll have to limit your jubilation to modified rapture.