Straight Outta Basra

* Remember whenJohn Robertsmade that hilarious joke about sticking with previous precedent? That guy's such a jokester. [ NYT ]

* Like Compton, Baghdad is ravaged by Shi'ite on Shi'ite crime. [ Iraq Slogger ]

* Soon, a bunch of women will be running everything. [ WP ]

* An Army report says a big storm would fuck up New Orleans. Who would have known. [ NYT ]

* Depopulating Afghanistan is proving to be the most effective way to stabilize the country. [ WT ]

* Women Democrats love killing Iraqis just as much as dude Republicans. [ The Hill ]

* Being in the Minority won't stop Republican legislators from getting indicted. [ Politico ]