The surge was supposed to give the Iraqi government “breathing room” so they could get the government functioning. Well it looks like that is getting ready to take a serious blow:
The speaker of Iraq’s fragmented parliament threatened Tuesday to disband the legislature, saying it is so riddled with distrust it appears unable to adopt the budget or agree on a law setting a date for provincial elections.
Disbanding parliament would prompt new elections within 60 days and further undermine Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s shaky government, which is limping along with nearly half of the 40 Cabinet posts vacant.
So that will most likely mean keeping troops there longer so Iraq could get a new parliament together to get things done. This is the great progress McCain is out there tooting his horn about.