On Wolf Blitzer's show yesterday, Iraq's national security adviser had this to say:

MOWAFFAK AL-RUBAIE, IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER: I can tell you one thing, that after Maliki, there is going to be the hurricane in Iraq. This is extremely important point to make across to the western audience and to the Arab audience, as well.

And in the Post, the Iraqi foreign minister put it this way:

Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in a morning press conference that Iraqi officials "understand the huge pressure" building in the United States for a withdrawal of troops.

But "the dangers could be a civil war, dividing the country, regional wars and the collapse of the state," Zebari said. "We have held discussion with members of Congress and explained to them the dangers of a quick pullout and leaving a security vacuum."

At least he didn't say, a la Creedence:

I see the bad moon arising. I see trouble on the way. I see earthquakes and lightnin. I see bad times today.