Teribus--

So, you were going to tell us how "national reconciliation", which all parties agree was the goal of the "surge" is progressing in Iraq.

Gee, you keep forgetting to tell us. Incipient Alzheimer's?

Specifically, how eager is Maliki now to have the Sunnis who are volunteering for service in the police and the armed forces?

If I didn't know you were a towering intellect who also is a brilliant internationally respected foreign policy analyst, I'd be tempted to think you might be a clueless Western military fossil who, like your hero Mr. Bush, refuses to read anything which doesn't support the decision he's already made. Good thing we know you aren't the above-cited fossil.