BAGHDAD TODAY At long last we seem to be making an effort, link here, but plenty of damage has been done. And it looks like we continue to put Iraqi police on the streets despite the fact that Iraqi people hate Saddam's cops, are afraid of them, and have a reputation for accepting bribes. This is still too stupid for words. No garbage pick up, still no electricity in spite of the fact we could put American contractors on the ground and get it done (this is too difficult for the State Department to grasp), no Military Police until the END OF MAY, and to re-cycle an old WWII saying: SNAFU (Situation Normal, All Fucked Up).