On Baghdad

The situation in Iraq is a hell of alot more complicated than either the left or the right either care to admit, are willing to admit, or are able to admit.

Without a doubt we will have troops in that country for many years to come.Even Hillary sees the need for that. For those who are condemned with a half-way decent memory, the vision of American helicopters once again executing a Vietnam-style mass evacuation are not tolerable as we will once again have shown that we are not trustworthy in the long haul, as well as immature and incorrect in the short-term, tactical phase. It will be interesting to watch the effect of the troop surge (Is it really a surge? Seems more glacial to call it that.) watch Petreaus. He is not out of touch nor out of the loop.

Take a look at this from the NYTIMES Sunni Militants Disrupt Plan to Calm Baghdad