As you may know, the traditional 5th wedding anniversary gift is wood (see right). The US relationship with Iraq is like a marriage - not a 21st century Western marriage-as-partnership type of marriage, more like a 12th century Arab marriage-as-slavery style. Our embrace has been a legalized rape.
Iraq is still not the subservient, obedient spouse we had expected. We have, however, developed certain accommodations. We have learned if we pay the Sunnis a nice, fat allowance they won't try to shoot us in the ass so often. We've learned to ignore when the Shi'ites shamelessly flirt with Iran; we are getting pretty good at pretending they are not having hot, sweaty, desert sex together.
Most of us got the Seven Year Itch five years ago. A lone few (St. John McCain) are looking forward to the 50th, golden, anniversary. Although, by then, we will not have any gold left.
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