deadly chaos in Iraq

At least 53 dead in latest Iraq bombing
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide car bomber detonated explosives in a crowd of laborers gathered across the street from a major Shiite shrine in southern Iraq Tuesday, killing at least 53 people and wounding 105, officials and witnesses said.
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The blast occurred one day after gunmen killed at least 50 people in a major assault on a market in Mahmoudiya, 75 miles north of Kufa. Witnesses said the assault began with an attack on mourners at a funeral for one of al-Sadr's militiamen.
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In the first 17 days of July, at least 617 Iraqis have been killed in war-related violence, at least 527 civilians and 90 police and security forces, according to an AP count. In the nearly two months since the unity government took office on May 20, more than 1,850 Iraqis have been killed, including at least 1,585 civilians and 267 security forces. The figures do not include insurgents.

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It just gets worse and worse every day. Apparently, this is what "staying the course" accomplishes.
Isn't it about time that someone in the administration came up with an actual plan for Iraq?

Monday even worse day in Iraq (Americablog)

Another deadly day in Iraq on Sunday (Americablog)