Wednesday, October 03, 2007

The Realignment of Iraq

This is a great article on the violence, history and future of Iraq:

http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110010683

So--with the Sunni insurgency defeated, the Shiite nationalists inside the government, breakup and true civil war avoided, Iran a pest at worst, regional sectarian disruption a fantasy and a White House that will not be forced into declarations of defeat by three IEDs a day--the main questions of Iraqi politics have been resolved. Despite the huge prices paid for these victories, the resolutions have mostly been for the best.

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