So, how's Maliki doing you ask?

Ed Morrissey over at HotAir comments on it, but I'll route you via Uncle Jimbo at Blackfive who says Maliki Roars

• Maliki has been much maligned in the press as unable to create unity or at least put Iraq on the path to reconciliation. Much of that criticism ignored the fact that reconciliation is near impossible during sectarian violence and until the people could feel safe in their homes and markets nothing was going forward. Well, we accomplished that and lo and behold old feckless Maliki turned out to have a whole bunch of feck.

The additional commentary by Uncle Jimbo is your bonus for going this route, but don't forget to read Ed's initial post.