President Meets Iraqi Prime Minister in Bagdad

Quagmire!

Despite the best efforts of one of the most bloodthirsty death cults in history in combination with a murderous dictator and his henchmen, Iraq now has a fully elected government who just hosted the President of the United States.

This isn't going to make the violence go away -- far from it -- but if you are anything but an ideological partisan, this scene should be yet another glimer of hope in a country that is picking itself up off the floor.

There's still a lot more to do though.