Iraq insurgents seize initiative

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4317103.stm


Five weeks on from the elections, the new parliament has not yet convened.

The formation of a government has got bogged down in protracted and complex negotiations between the political factions which emerged from the polls with seats in the new assembly.

There are fears that a prolonged delay could signal a loss of momentum and play into the hands of the insurgents in the make-or-break weeks that lie ahead.

"The insurgency is already taking advantage of the paralysis in government," a senior security official said.

"If there is more delay in forming a new administration, I have no doubt that there will be bad repercussions - there already are, and it's getting bigger every day."

we should have never gone there.

They have to attribute it to something other than civil war.