They never miss an opportunity...

... to miss an opportunity.

Omar gives us his view on the maddening morass of Iraqi national politics. He believes that new elections may be the only course of action that resolves the deeply sectarian standoff.

This comes on the heels of Ambassador Ryan Crocker's expressions of frustration with the Maliki-led "unity government," and just before the CIA "leaks" its intelligence assessment of the government's ability to mend the sectarian divide.

It seems we are nearing another of the many turning points this story has given us.