You Can't Spell "Clusterfuck" Without "Iraq"

It's hardly news anymore that the situation in Iraq is a complete mess, with dozens of people dying every day. But the events of today seem to crystallize the situation perfectly. In Malaysia, the Iraqi national team squeaked past South Korea in the semifinals of the Asian Cup. They meet Saudi Arabia in the final on Sunday. It's the first time that Iraq has advanced to the final of its regional championship. For a nation that's taken so much shit over the years, it should be a time of celebration. And, for a while it was. Until the suicide bombers showed up:

Car bombers targeted throngs of Iraqis on Wednesday as they spilled into Baghdad streets to cheer a national soccer victory, killing at least 50 people and leaving scores more wounded.

Attacking revelers in the Mansour district of western Baghdad, a suicide car bomber killed at least 30 people and wounded 75, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.

Later, in the southeastern neighborhood of Ghadir, a second car bomb killed at least 20 and wounded at least 60, the official said. The attack is near an Iraqi army checkpoint.

For fuck's sake!