When our politicians blather about making the Iraqi government

Do this or that, stand up, sit down, sign away their national resources; I always ask, "What government?" There never HAS been a functional Iraqi government.

Iraq's largest Sunni parliamentary bloc has announced it is expanding its boycott of cabinet meetings to a full withdrawal from the government.

Salim Abdullah, a spokesman for the National Accordance Front, said it would give Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq's prime minister, a week to meet its demands before taking further action.

Just in time for the summer vacation

Iraq's main Sunni politcal bloc, the National Accordance Front has ended its boycott of the Shia-dominated parliament in a move that could help the passage of laws aimed at promoting national unity.

The 44-member bloc had walked out last month in protest at the removal of Mahmoud Mashhadani, the Sunni speaker of the assembly, after he allegedly set his bodyguards on Fariyad Mohammed, a Shia politician, after an argument between the two outside the parliament hall.

Can you guys stop fighting long enough to sign a few papers? Cheney really wants that Oil Law signed off, you guys. I mean... REALLY...