Makin' progress

As the glorious surge continues to kick ass, a suicide bomber killed four civilians on Monday, including a tribal chief who ironically headed a neighborhood security unit.

"Five US soldiers were killed and three others wounded in a bomb blast in central Baghdad on Monday, in the worst single attack on US forces in Baghdad in months. An Iraqi interpreter was also wounded in the explosion, which hit the soldiers while they were on foot patrol."

The cost of Commanderguy's clusterfuck has also soared in dollars, as new reports show that in its sixth year, the war will now cost taxpayers approximately $12 billion a month. Thank god there are prescription antidepressants in our drinking water.


"We're spending it over there so we don't have to spend it over here." -- headline on teh intarweb.