Zalmay Khalilzad, the US ambassador to Iraq, called on Iraq’s politicians to “govern from the center, not the ideological extremes,” in a Los Angeles Times op-ed on Feb. 12, and called again for elected leaders in Iraq to “govern from the center” during an interview with the public radio show “The World” that aired last night (Windows Media audio).

Preach on, Ambassador! It’s terrible when governments divide the country by playing to their base rather than being inclusive and seeking to represent all citizens. Oh, wait…