We Took The Green Zone Tram Tour!

Aravosis has an account of three Democratic reps (hell - I'll call the three of them "Democrat reps" - they deserve it) who took the Iraq Dog and Pony Tour and came back Republicans.

I'll bet this blog they never even went near this area. Any takers?

Smell of death permeates ruined Yazidis villages

The pungent smell of the dead hangs low in this village, and not even the colorful headdresses the men have wrapped across their faces can keep it out.

“Come here,” a man shouts from atop a pile of rubble, summoning help from other men who are digging through the debris. His shovel has hit something. The digging quickens and dust fills the air. Then a lifeless arm appears, and soon the top half of a woman has been uncovered. The remains are placed in a pink floral comforter and carried off.

Nearly one week after four bombs blew apart this village and a neighboring one, Sheikh Khadar, the dead are still being recovered, adding to the toll that already had made last Tuesday’s bombings the deadliest terrorist attack since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States.

At least 354 people are confirmed dead and 80 more are known to be missing. The toll of the wounded stands at 600. Half of those are in serious condition, and many aren't expected to survive. On Sunday, 10 more bodies were discovered in the rubble of what used to be Tal al Azizziyah’s core. A bulldozer beeped constantly as it pushed through the rubble. American Humvees, absent until last week’s explosions, rolled along the dirt roads.

Yeah. It's just great. We've performed a freakin' miracle over there.

Comments

[legadillo]

Even if they were there, what kind of mush for brains do they have that they think republicans have the answer?

[Uncleplayground]

They never reached Iraq! All three were swept away to a secret military base that no one's ever heard of and replaced with robots that are remote controlled by Rove! (He's gotta have something to do now...)

[Swift Loris]

Latest report is that the death toll is over 500, wounded over 1,500.

[Mark Richards]

Hillary says the "surge" is working.