The most senior British military commander in Afghanistan today described the situation in the country as "close to anarchy."

Just asking. Cause we've been turning so many corners that I'm starting to get a bit dizzy.

A coordinated attack Monday in Mahmoudiya south of Baghdad killed at least 40 people and wounded dozens, and small-arms fire killed a U.S. soldier in the capital.

The incidents took place as Sunni-Shiite sectarian violence festers in and near Baghdad.

And I think I have to pee.

More than 14,000 civilians have been killed in Iraq in the first half of this year, an ominous figure reflecting the fact that "killings, kidnappings and torture remain widespread" in the war-torn country, a United Nations report says.

Killings of civilians are on "an upward trend," with more than 5,800 deaths and more than 5,700 injuries reported in May and June alone, it says.

So, I'm just wondering, are we there yet? Or did Big Daddy Cheney load us into the car with no firm idea where he was going, no map, and a stack of 8-tracks from the 70s?
posted by Idle Crank at 7/21/2006 04:14:00 PM