“What if we win?” was a question that resounded in 1778, too.

Success in Iraq will come when Americans and Iraqis have arrived at a relationship durable enough to ride out political change in both societies.

Leverage has always been the defining characteristic of statecraft done well. It is time we employed it strategically, not just tactically, in Iraq.

For most of a war-weary public, the lull in violence is not enough to redeem the heavy costs of our ill-fated expedition into a Mesopotamian heart of darkness.

What imprint will the experience of Iraq leave on U.S.
ground forces? The picture is mixed.

A victory for America in Iraq would vindicate and strengthen the U.S. reputation in Jordan.

Greater introspection is called for at the present moment, something that should render our calling whatever transpires in Iraq a “win” less likely.

In the fifth year of America’s war in Iraq, some astounding numbers have come to suggest that the tide just might be turning.

History can’t answer how a powerful China will act, but it enriches the question.

The U.S. military has supported and enabled the Sunni Awakening but we cannot delude ourselves into thinking that the U.S. military initiated or commands it.