Political courage; late is better than never The Nation can look forward to a lot of flack if it continues to stand behind this position. I applaud them for making the stand. But...

I knew when we embarked on this adventure what the President had set out to do had little chance of success. I also knew that once started, there were entanglements that would be hard to break. Bluntly, it would be a shit-storm that would be hard to put back in the box. The chances of Iraq surviving as a single political entity at this point are next to nil. We probably should give up any hope of maintaining this and adjust our strategies accordingly.

That being said, we now have to look at what will be left on the field when we withdraw. As hard as it might be for the neocons to swallow, we're going to have to work with the EU to check Iran. This is much more palatable, at least to the rational, than the Ledeen option of invading Iran.

Turkey and Israel, good allies they may have been, must adjust themselves to new political realities. The Kurds will get a piece of Iraq and Jerusalem is home to more than just the Jews.  ¶ 11/12/2005 04:17:00 PM