Nibras Kazimi senses a turnaround in Baghdad. I hope he is right.
Of course, the Iraqi government's leaders still cannot seem to engage in civil discourse.
Now, it appears that the hunt is on for Iranian agents meddling in Iraq.
Even if the Sunni insurgency is losing steam, as Kazimi says in his piece, and the Iraqi government is still holding together, despite all the shouting, and the U.S. is finally getting serious about going after the Iranians, I still think the Mahdi Army may be holding all the cards.
Despite all the efforts to achieve a military victory in Iraq, it is clear that the war has already been lost here at home. It is simply a matter of time before the President capitulates to Congress, and begins a slow withdrawal, or the next President withdraws the troops, slowly or not. I wish I could take a more optimistic view, but there it is.
posted by Dan Pierce @ 11:48 AM
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Who says the troops weren't already killing Iranians in Iraq. Only difference now is that the policy has been stated openly.
According to press reports, American troops were being careful NOT to kill Iranians, in order to keep from upsetting the apple cart of diplomacy. They were catching and then releasing Iranians, much to the frustration of the troops. The new policy seems to be a deliberate effort to increase the pressure on Teheran to make a deal concerning their nuclear program, as well as non-interference in Iraqi affairs. This makes sense to me, which is why I doubt that American troops and other operatives were clandestinely killing Iranians prior to this change in policy.
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