another surging update

So, how 'bout that surge? Great progress -- more people died per day in Iraq in March than February! Oh wait, I guess that's not progress; those are people being killed by insurgents, not American military forces.

Juan Cole also calls out John McCain for his stupid recent comments about Iraq, including his recent "grandstanding trip" to Baghdad. I asked whether McCain was stupid or lying. Cole says McCain was just lying. He's probably right.