Iraq - is it about to blow up again?

Let me say first and formost that, the only one who can help Iraq at the end of the day is Iraq. We can offer all the moral support and advice we want, but in the end, it is Iraq that must bring about the political reconciliation. Politics are universal, whether it is the U.S. or Iraq or any nation, politicians will be politicians, why would Iraq be any different? Ask the average person in the streets of Bagdahd or even a small town and you will likely hear the same sentiments expressed that you hear on the streest of L.A. or a small American town. Likely that they are tired of partisan bickering and just want them to do they job they hired them for The Difference of course being that Iraq is a fledgling democrocy and we, well,we have been at it for a while. I think it is important to remember with the approach of constitution day,how long it took us to get our own junk together as a nation and a democrocy. Mark Twain, a man I am frequently fond of quoting and greatly admiring of for his simple, crass wisdom and stinging way of pointing out the folly of man, once said, "anyone who appreciates the law or sausage should never watch either being made". I think we need to remember that we went through a great deal of difficulty and time in creating our own democracy, it took us from 1776 after the signing of the declaration of independence, a document that we couldn't even agrea on at first...untill 1789 when the government finaly began operating under the finaly ratified constitution. That's 13 years just to get the paperwork through. And lets not forget the infighting that occured before the declaration was drafted, durring the constututional conventions and the infighting that took place even after the constitution was ratified and put in place, OR that it also took us a long bloody civil war before we were fully reconciled as a full and operational nation with out inner conflict and moving forward under a common goal. Keeping all of that in mind, and putting our mind set as an intstant society and fast food oriented way of living aside, I think we need to put Iraq's progress in to perpective. What has taken shape there in just 5 years is nothing short of miraculous. They still have a long way to go, but what has been acomplished there and the incredibly and relatively short time they have done it is nothing for them to be ashamed of.