Facing Reality in Iraq

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Jonathan Foreman (who's a writer for the NY Post) has an article at the National Review about the events around the Shia uprising and the tragedy in Fallujah - about facing realities.

...The Marines seem to have been preparing to retake the city in the bloody days leading up to the ambush and its gruesome aftermath. This was a task made necessary by the bizarre and costly U.S. decision — made when the 82d Airborne Division was still in charge of the area — to entrust the security of Fallujah to the Iraqi police.

Of all the cities in Iraq, Fallujah should have been the very last one handed over to local security forces...

There's a lot more including an interesting comparison of our occupation policy in Afghanistan with the one in Iraq and why one is working while the other isn't. It's a thoughtful (and relatively short) piece.

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Facing Reality in Iraq

Jonathan Foreman (who's a writer for the NY Post) has an article at the National Review about the events around the Shia uprising and the tragedy in Fallujah - about facing realities.

...The Marines seem to have been preparing to retake the city in the bloody days leading up to the ambush and its gruesome aftermath. This was a task made necessary by the bizarre and costly U.S. decision — made when the 82d Airborne Division was still in charge of the area — to entrust the security of Fallujah to the Iraqi police.

Of all the cities in Iraq, Fallujah should have been the very last one handed over to local security forces...

There's a lot more including an interesting comparison of our occupation policy in Afghanistan with the one in Iraq and why one is working while the other isn't. It's a thoughtful (and relatively short) piece.

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