Emission Accomplished

I know that Anne Applebaum will tell you that Bush isn't responsible even for the doody in his pants, but for some reason I live in a world where the "leader" who starts a war is responsible for it's results, so I'm going to put this on (and the flaming bag o' crap) his doorstep this Halloween:

Seventy percent of the Iraqi police force has been infiltrated by militias, primarily the Mahdi Army, according to Shaw and other military police trainers. Police officers are too terrified to patrol enormous swaths of the capital. And while there are some good cops, many have been assassinated or are considering quitting the force.

"None of the Iraqi police are working to make their country better," said Brig. Gen. Salah al-Ani, chief of police for the western half of Baghdad. "They're working for the militias or to put money in their pocket."

And General Casey is either clueless, or much more likely just covering up for Bush and hoping for a miracle (which is by now clearly the GOP strategy for 'electoral' victory):

The top U.S. military commander in Iraq, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., predicted last week that Iraqi security forces would be able to take control of the country in 12 to 18 months. But several days spent with American units training the Iraqi police illustrated why those soldiers on the ground believe it may take decades longer than Casey's assessment...

And those actually doing the training of the Iraqi police say,

Sitting in the battalion's war room with four other members of his team, Moore estimated it would take 30 to 40 years before the Iraqi police could function properly, perhaps longer if the militia infiltration and corruption continue to increase. His colleagues nodded.

"It's very, very slow-moving," Estes said.

"No," said Sgt. 1st Class William T. King Jr., another member of the team. "It's moving in reverse."