Meanwhile, back in our wonderfully "successful" nation-building experiment:

(Reuters) - A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-filled car into soldiers outside an army base near Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 31 people and injuring tens more in one of the worst attacks this year on the country's military.

Bombings and attacks have eased sharply since the height of Iraq's sectarian strife in 2006-2007, but al Qaeda's local affiliate and other Sunni Islamist insurgents often target local security forces and Shi'ite Muslims to stoke tensions.
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At least 31 people were killed, mostly soldiers, and another 50 people were wounded in the blast, a hospital source said.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8A50CF20121106