A new book for the reading pile of folks following the Iraq War: Muqtada: Muqtada Al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq, Patrick Cockburn. This post discusses not the review, but a revealing review of the book by Dexter Filkins in the 11 June issue of The New Republic. Cockburn’s book shows the …
A NY Times reporter proves that we still do not understand Iraq Read More »
Summary: Here are two stories about Iraq. One by Ralph Peters, which says we are winning. One by Gary Brecher, which says we are losing. Can anyone tell us which is correct? Ralph Peters writes “Success in Iraq: a Media Blackout“, New York Post (20 May 2008) — Excerpt: Do we still have troops in …
Two stories about Basra and Sadr City – you decide who is winning Read More »
Summary: Part I explained why the war might end in 2009. This post describes what Iraq might look like after a “master settlement” negotiated between Iran and the US (with some involvement of the major Iraq factions). As I said a year ago the Iraq insurgency has ended, which opens a path to peace and an end …
Summary: There have been many signs that Iran is ready to negotiate with the US a “master settlement” of Iraq. Would this officially mark Iraq’s loss of sovereignty, as it became a ward of other states? Once a regional power, Iraq has become like Lebanon. Broken into three pieces — in which Iran and the US wield …
Part IV of a series about America’s new Long War Summary:Â How will the Iraq War end? Is there a solution? These are the questions readers most frequently ask me. Here is my answer. This is the 34th article I have published at DNI over the past four years, the 22nd about Iraq. I wish …
