Robert Dreyfuss, a Nation contributing editor, is an investigative journalist specializing in politics and national security. He is the author of Devil's Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam and is a frequent contributor to Rolling Stone, The American Prospect and Mother Jones.
The latest round of Iraq's Shiite vs. Shiite civil war was to have been Bush's defining moment. The result: utter humiliation for the US and the Iraqi government.
The GOP nominee favors unilateralism and "rogue state rollback."
Maybe. But Iraqis mistrust Iran as much as they do the United States.
An emerging Sunni-Shiite coalition could change the face of Iraq--if the
United States steps back and gets out of the way.
Across the political spectrum in Iraq, a nationalistic bloc is emerging to challenge the Kurdish and Shiite separatists who have held sway under US tutelage.
Iraq has become a liability the GOP can hardly afford.
A White House report that claims the surge is working only throws fuel on the fire among both parties in Congress to push for withdrawal.
Dire predictions aside, it's not too late for a unified, nationalist Iraq to emerge from the rubble.
A new Pentagon report documents how the Bush Administration fooled us once with lies about Iraq's Al Qaeda ties. Will that keep them from fooling us again on Iran?
More violence, waning chances for reconciliation and a trove of secrets taken to the grave.


