What are we - rather, they - doing in Iraq?

It's often hard to judge what's real, true or spin in the myriads of reports that comepounding in through every available information channel.

If just a little of this is well founded, however, it is about time that somebody - high up, very very high up - starts to think. And possible, under their breath quite likely, admits to themselves that another way forward is the only option:

What Are We Doing? - column by Karen Kwiatkowski, Lt. Col. USAF (ret.)

Unfortunately it doesn't seem that admitting being wrong is exactly the strongest point in the US administration that we - seen from this part of the world - alas has for another four years.

*sigh*

[Listening to: Steely Dan - Parker's Band (2:45)]