Assassination Attempt

The assassination attempt of Iraqi Shiite VP, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, is troubling, not least because it was carried out in the Ministry of Public works, a building with supposedly impenetrable surveilance from the time of Saddam Hussein. US troops had swept the building with bomb sniffing dogs just hours before the explosion.

This is yet another reminder that the US is incapable of creating security in the country, even in one of the most secure buildings in Baghdad.

It's time to leave.

Posted by Peter