Car bomb cult hits markets in Baghdad

AP/Fox News:

Two car bombs exploded in an outdoor market in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 56 people and injuring scores in the deadliest attack since U.S. and Iraqi forces began a major security push around the capital last week.

The twin blasts tore through the open-air market in the mostly Shiite district of New Baghdad. The death toll was reported by police and ambulance service officials on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media.

At least 127 people were injured, said a police official.

The explosions toppled wooden vendors' stalls and utility poles, and blood pooled in the debris.

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The surge is designed to protect neighborhoods and it has not focused on the area where most of the bombings have taken place in recent weeks. Gen. Petraeus and the Iraqis need to tweak their surge to include some restrictions in this area. The first thing that needs to be done is to bar cars from the market place during hours of operations. Cars and vehicles should only be allowed in the area when it is closed. This will take the fun out of the mass murder of non combatants that seems to animate the enemy in Iraq. Do it now.