Theodore Darlrymple, in a new article, asks whether the Iraqis have free will or “it’s all Bush’s fault”.
While the Shia-Sunni conflict continues, Bush promises “hard choices“, but doesn’t say what they are. We’ll see soon enough I guess.
Spengler argues that this is all just a part of a proxy conflict between (Sunni) Saudi Arabia and (Shia) Iran for oil, religious dominance and regional power. I tend to agree.
Omar from Iraq the Model favors “a lethal blow to Sadr and his militia in order to render him unable to inflict harm on Maliki and other members of the UIA.” I tend to agree too.
And the ISG Report seems, fortunately, dead.
