Juan Cole has a list of top-ten myths about the Iraq war, well worth reading. Top myth: The surge is working. This mantra is being repeated on every network news broadcast. Nothing in Iraq is that simple.
P.S. – There are things of Cole’s to take issue with. He’s right to note that Kurdistan can no longer be regarded as truly “calm.” But it remains the case that average living conditions in Kurdistan are far better than elsewhere (notwithstanding this very disturbing report on exploitation of foreign workers).
The following, in addition, is an overreach: “Kurdistan now also hosts the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas that sneak over the border and kill Turkish troops.” Those guerrillas have been hiding out in Iraqi Kurdistan for a long time, and it’s debatable whether Iraqi Kurdish leaders are “hosting” them.
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