Surprise, bitches!

Dear Diary,

I had to creep up on Mosul today. Iraqi Prime Minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, totally did NOT expect me to show up in the Green-Zone! I don't think he's taking enough advantage of the power we've given him. I mean, it would be really cool if the unabated violence could stop in time for the December 15 elections.

I've tried to express my views to the Iraqi people by expressing my views to reporters. I'm always all, "Differences of history or tradition, culture or ethnicity... can be a strength rather than a handicap." And then I'm like, "I want to talk about the importance of reaching across the sectarian divide, and the future of Iraq has to be one which includes everyone." But I don't think the people with the car bombs were listening.