The abridged Viking Pundit

My neighbor dragged me away for some last-minute Christmas shopping advice so I don’t have much to go on tonight. But here are some stories that piqued my interest today:

A country of Chief Wiggums: “US officer spells out Iraq police training woes – Tour diary shows unready recruits”
Futility watch: “Kerry prepares for tour of Mideast”
Our friends the Saudis: “Saudis Warns it Could Back Sunnis if U.S. Pulls Out of Iraq”
General Barry McCaffrey: “Beyond Baker-Hamilton - One Approach to a Last Try at Stability in Iraq”
Kerry on top again: “Top 10 funniest political quotes of 2006”