Bill Arkin sees another clue about apparent White House plans to pick a fight with Iran and Syria. I don’t think it’s too much to say that the addition of 20,000 US troops into Baghdad is a footnote in comparison to the trouble this portends. The Veep’s office and the nutjobs are still running the show. Condi is still a mere cipher.
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