Those silly Iraqi militias

OK, so we killed a bunch of their comrades. Big deal, right?

Ya gotta break a few eggs if you want to make an omelet, right?

Is that any reason for those militias that we recruited to fight al Qaeda in Iraq to now call us assassins and walk out of the Grand and Glorious Coalition to Bring Peace to Iraq?

HILLA, Iraq (AFP) — More than 100 members of an anti-Qaeda front in central Iraq on Saturday handed their resignations to their US military employers, accusing them of killing 19 of their group, their leader told AFP.

The walk-out occurred in Juruf Sakher village near the city of Hilla, 120 kilometres (75 miles) south of Baghdad, said Sabah al-Janabi, leader of the anti-Qaeda Awakening group in the area.

"The group, which comprises 110 members, resigned in protest at organised assassinations by the coalition forces," said Janabi.

Jeez, guys! It was only 19. Nothing personal. Shit happens in war, ya know.

Oh wait ... apparently it's not an isolated incident.

On Monday, about 3,500 demonstrators, mainly Awakening members, marched through the streets of Baquba north of Baghdad to demand the sacking of the police chief whom they claim was behind kidnappings in the city.

Abu Haider al-Katib, a spokesman for the 1920s Revolution Brigades, the largest of the Awakening components, told AFP that if their demands were not met, they would "take up arms" against the police "and US troops if they support the police."

Awakening -- those are the guys on our side, right?

Doesn't sound like they're on our side anymore.

Well, McCain's right about one thing -- it'll take 100 years before anyone in Iraq has anything to do with us again.