Meanwhile, More Things Blow Up

Savor the absurdity of today's chant by Iraqi Shiites during the funeral procession after yesterday's attacks: "No, no, Americans! No, no Israel! No, no, terrorists!" And the fact that we came to Iraq to deal with terrorists doesn't seem to have crossed their radar screen. The identical tactics terrorists use against Americans, Israelis, and them doesn't suggest that maybe the enemy of their enemy is their friend. Oh, no. Jews are still bad, naughty and wicked, and Americans are somehow to blame for all of this. There are days when I just want to start slapping people.


The only silver lining is that the Shiites aren't taking the bait to start a civil war, and the fact that they're actually using the word "terrorist." Hope springs eternal.