The Good: Sahwa members have located an Al-Qaeda hideout near Samarra, where 1500 weapons were seized. There is wide political support in the Iraqi Government to disband all of the militias. The Badr Corps, militia of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC), has already been largely incorporated into the Iraqi Security Forces. This is clearly a jab at the Mahdi Army, and it will be interesting to see what form this takes. Iraqi Parliament is working on reorganizing the state-run oil companies, which has the potential to curb corruption and smuggling.
The Bad: An Assyrian Orthodox Priest was shot to death in the Karrada district of Baghdad.
The Ugly: Senator Joe Biden (D-Delaware), says the surge has been a big dud. This coming from the guy who had the disastrous plan to divide Iraq into three various entities based on sect...I'm not taking a lot of stock in this guy.
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