November 09, 2004

After Fallujah - Then What?

You should usually read Fred Kaplan's articles - but you should really make a point to read this one. Calling this "a shot in the dark" might be extreme, but given the level of the rebellion (or insurgency or whatever you want to call it) OUTSIDE Fallujah, the fact that the population of Fallujah will want to return to the city (or the little that will be left of it), massive desertions from the Iraqi military, a host of countries pulling out or reducing their forces (Kaplan provides a lengthy list) ... well, one wonders the degree to which Washington felt the need to do something, anything, to try and stem the tide. And providing the semblance of a military victory might be just what is needed if, as Kaplan suggests, some in DC are ready to just declare victory, get out, and leave Iraq to figure itself out.

Posted by armand at November 9, 2004 01:23 PM | TrackBack | Posted to International Affairs


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