Analysis of the surge of American troops into Iraq

Analysis of the surge of American troops into Iraq, Foreign Policy (March 31, 2009)*

The dichotomous debate over Iraq - one side supports (even if tacitly) indefinite occupation on the grounds that a full-scale civil war will erupt if the United States withdraws prematurely; the other supports a phased withdrawal of American troops from Iraq on the grounds that the occupation is increasingly a strategic liability - excludes moral considerations.

* This article wasn't an article per se, but rather, an extended comment that Tom Ricks published on one of his blog posts.