Why would Sunni attacks continue virtually unabated?

Both of these attacks appear to have been aimed at killing Shia civilians, as has been the case with most of the recent bomb outrages, says the BBC’s Jim Muir in Baghdad.

These have continued virtually unabated despite the current security surge by US and Iraqi government forces in Baghdad.

The Shia militias have stood down in deference to that security plan but their compliance is bound to be strained by these continuing highly provocative attacks on their community, our correspondent says.

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ABC’s “This Week” _ Sens. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Trent Lott, R-Miss.; Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
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CBS’ “Face the Nation” _ Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” _ Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
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CNN’s “Late Edition” _ U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad; Sens. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.; Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo.
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