The Assessment section of the Iraq Survey Group Report (ISGR) is very good, very hard-hitting.  It reflects what certainly seems to be unpleasant conditions in Iraq.  However, Iraq Report here on AT makes the very important case that corruption is endemic to Arab cultures, so we have to remember to use Thomas Sowell’s rule when examining human endeavor “as compared to what?”And there is another very important point.  The despair reflected in the ISGR is based on the alleged chaos in Iraq.  But our primary concern is the situation in America, and that situation is very good – we have had no terror attack in five years.  I think that it is pretty clear that the Iraq War has been seriously undermanaged by the Bush Administration, particularly in developing and monitoring our strategy in Iraq, which is far far more than a military problem.  But, that said, one of our objectives in Iraq was, by going on the offensive in the War on...(Read Full Post)