The best way to respond to American "occupiers"?

I'm often struck by the stance of writers who blame the United States for deaths due to violence in Iraq. I point out again and again that insurgents are picking civilian targets. How does that supposedly strike a blow against the occupiers?

Perhaps the most plausible answer that makes the connection is that the insurgents strike at those who cooperate with Americans. But as often as not, maintaining that view requires some imagination.

KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: Casualties from the explosion that ripped through northern Kirkuk city earlier today have increased further, reaching 47 dead and 100 wounded persons, according to a local police source. “A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a restaurant in northern Kirkuk, killing 47 persons and wounding 100 others,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq.
(Aswat Aliraq)

A later story suggested that the attack targeted Huweija council members.

I haven't found much background on "Huweija council." I would hazard a guess that it has to do with local security, perhaps as part of a local "Awakening" movement.

Just put the civilians caught in the blast down on the Americans' tab? It makes little sense to me.

A little update on electricity in Iraq

The electricity shortfall meant many Baghdadis had to buy their own generators in 2004, and by 2006 the people of some neighbourhoods had banded together and subscribed to large collective generators bought by entrepreneurs.
For five years, Iraq's state power group has provided an intermittent service of between four and eight hours of electricity a day, depending on the area and the season.

Electricity production in Baghdad now meets just 55 percent of the total demand of 8,898 kilowatts, according to US State Department statistics.

Iraqi electricity experts said meeting the shortfall is unlikely to happen soon, citing technical problems in three phases of supply: production, transmission and distribution due to sabotage or corruption.
(Aswat Aliraq)

The infrastructure situation for electricity has been awful for years in Iraq, dating back to the Gulf War. It will take time to remedy the situation effectively, but with the security situation coming under control and Iraq's government flush with oil money the situation can be expected to improve at a reasonable pace. In the meantime, I am encouraged by the entrepreneurship of the Iraqis who find their own constructive solutions.

And now for some bad news from Iraq

BAGHDAD: Iraq's prime minister on Sunday rejected the resignation of Cabinet ministers from the country's largest Sunni Arab bloc, and asked the six ministers to rejoin his government.

Ministers from the Iraqi Accordance Front, which also holds 44 of parliament's 275 seats, quit Nouri al-Maliki's government on Wednesday. The move left only two Sunnis in the 40-member body, casting doubt on the government's "national unity" status and undermining the prime minister's efforts to unite rival factions and pass laws the U.S. considers benchmarks that could lead to sectarian reconciliation.

The Accordance Front said its decision to pull out of government was sealed by what it called al-Maliki's failure to respond to a set of demands: the release of security detainees not charged with specific crimes, the disbanding of militias and the participation of all groups represented in the government in dealing with security issues.

(International Herald Tribune)

I can't see how this can be a good thing, not that it spells certain doom.

The question is: Was this move prompted all or in part by an expectation by Sunnis that an early U.S. pullout is a foregone conclusion?
If that's the case, then we can expect the impasse to potentially break around September, when the Democrat-controlled congress gets its change to opt for victory instead of defeat.

Granting the possibility that Democrats can change their ways, the Sunnis are shooting themselves in the foot. Security in Iraq is prerequisite to obtaining the type of settlement they want in the national government.