There is a paradox in the current situation in iraq. we are told that the surge has worked brilliantly and violence is way down. And yet the plan to reduce troop levels-which was at the heart of the original surge strategy-must be postponed or all hell will once again break loose. Making sense of this paradox is critical. Because in certain crucial ways things are not improving in Iraq, and unless they start improving soon, the United States faces the awful prospect of an unending peacekeeping operation-with continuing if limited casualties-for years to come.
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