Andrew Sullivan leaning toward the reality that Iraq is lost [View All]

[beachmom]

I knew it would eventually happen, because he is not willing to avoid the hard facts on the ground. He still goes through the motions of considering more troops, yet he ends with this:

http://time.blogs.com/daily_dish/2006/11/50000_more_troo.html

But I'm leaning toward an acceptance that Iraq may have to experience an actual civil war before any settlement can really hold. It was suppressed for decades. We had one chance to exert control and unwind the sectarian dynamic peacefully; and we blew it.





In a way, this even torpedoes Kerry's ideas about a Summit coupled with a timetable for withdrawal which could bring a peaceful settlement. I think it's too late for that -- we're at the point of no return. God this is going to be VERY PAINFUL for the American people to accept. But the longer we put it off the more soldiers who will die for a mistake.