Advice on Iraq

"Uh oh, Meghan O'Sullivan has something to say about Iraq...

While visiting Iraq this month, Biden spoke of a need to broker a grand bargain between Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds, and to resolve disputes between "the different confessional groups." He made clear that he -- and, presumably, the United States -- saw Iraq's challenges and solutions largely in terms of sectarian or ethnic groups. Discussing Iraq's problems in such terms pushes Iraqis back toward the boxes they have been trying to leave behind -- and undermines incipient movement away from the dominance of sectarian political identities toward issues-based politics."
Abu Muqawama

I tend to agree on the SOFA issue. I don't see what the hoopla is all about, its way past the time for the Iraqis to take over the show...Take off the training wheels and give them a push. we'll know soon enough how well they ride.