Quite nefarious

Josh Marshall is a stitch:

The idea here is that absent the US military, we would be handing Iraq over to some nefarious -- and, admittedly, it would be quite nefarious -- coalition of Baathists, Iranians, and al-Qaedists, presumably joined by Dr. Evil and the Cobra Commander.

I think we're all caught in an episode of G. I. George: A Real American Hero®.