
Smoke rises near the Iraqi Foreign Ministry after a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday. (Khalid Mohammed/Associated Press)
There have been many attacks in Iraq since January 1, 2009 when the new security pact took effecf. There is a Canadian article that cites them all with link at title to entry. One group or another had a reason. They didn't miss one month. This bombing is more of the same.