I’m not sure when people in the Administration and pro-war Democrats will stop the charade of “government-making” in Iraq. It’s not working and it’s time to recognize that ad try to save lives by ending the occupation.

The newest example is that of the approval of a government of Iraq–but even the rah-rah New York Times points out the incredible hollowness of the government:

The Iraqi Parliament approved 36 ministers who will form a cabinet led by Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, a member of the dominant Shiite coalition that captured a majority of the votes cast in nationwide elections on Dec. 15. But three of the most important posts in the government — the Ministries of Defense, Interior and National Security — were left vacant because Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish leaders could not agree on who should fill them.

Those three ministries are especially sensitive because each controls some part of Iraq’s new security forces. That gives them a central role in fighting the guerrilla insurgency, but they have been accused of carrying out sectarian vendettas as well.

And, indeed, 18 people died in four bombings today. Wake up, the insurgency will never end as long as the U.S. military remains in the country.