Good News For Iraq?

Richard Oppel, Jr. in the New York Times implies that the deadlock on a prime minister for Iraq may have finally been broken. What's not clear is whether Jawad al-Maliki, the new nominee, will actually be a good choice. The Times reports that he is a Shiite hardliner.

On one hand, if the deadlock is broken, that's good. If Maliki is a religious-based hardliner, that may not be good.

We'll see.