Cosmic Iguana - Voice of the Evil Doers

In what might be the most poetic metaphor for the results of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, we have this report out Baghdad nearly 5 full years after the invasion. AFP:

Baghdad is drowning in sewage, thirsty for water and largely powerless, an Iraqi official said on Sunday in a grim assessment of services in the capital five years after the US-led invasion.

One of three sewage treatment plants is out of commission, one is working at stuttering capacity while a pipe blockage in the third means sewage is forming a foul lake so large it can be seen "as a big black spot on Google Earth," said Tahseen Sheikhly, civilian spokesman for the Baghdad security plan.... [*]

On a happier note, the article suggests full power may be restored in Baghdad within ten years.

Can't wait.