Bombing in the Iraqi Parliament: the Iraqi people are just so screwed

What have we done??

CNN
Suicide attack kills 8 in Iraqi parliament cafeteria

• Fourteen lawmakers among 20 wounded in Iraqi parliament blast
• Eight people are killed, including two Iraqi lawmakers, officials say
• Al Qaeda in Iraq suspected in the attack, a U.S. general says
• Bridge over Tigris River collapses after a suicide truck bomb detonates

Every day we listen to and read opinions stated as fact that the surge is working. Every day we see bombing after bombing. And lately, since the surge, the bombing has become more sophisticated.

The question is explored today in fact by Sam Dagher in the Christian Science Monitor

Although sections of the city remain war zones – and attacks are up outside Baghdad – there are new pockets of relative calm emerging. For some Baghdadis, the security plan is starting to provide an opportunity for a few simple pleasures: a meal in a restaurant, a stroll inside heavily guarded parks and gardens, or a quick shopping trip despite the uncertain outlook.