Maybe That Wasn't Such A Good Idea After All

We're not quite responsible for everything that happens Iraq the way we arguably were a few years ago, but the consequences of W's grand Middle Eastern adventure continue.

BAGHDAD — Explosions killed at least 36 people in Baghdad on Saturday, hours before the government planned to lift a nighttime curfew because of what officials had said was improved security.

Instead, Baghdad faced one of its bloodiest days in months. By about 2 p.m., blasts from planted devices and explosives set off by a suicide bomber had torn through markets and commercial strips in three neighborhoods, according to the Interior Ministry. At least 70 people were wounded, officials said.