Professor Cole quotes General McCaffrey on Iraq

juan cole, as per usual, offers up a clear perspective...

from the kansas city star...

Barry McCaffrey, retired Army general and one-time White House drug czar

"We’re in trouble."

"The Iraqi government in power is dysfunctional. "

"There is essentially no province in Iraq where the central government holds sway."

"Iraq’s neighbors are bearing no good will toward a favorable outcome in Iraq."

" . . . collectively the American people have said that the conduct of the war has been so incompetent that we’ve come to disbelieve the administration has the ability to carry this off."

"The next president, unless the situation in Iraq is dramatically turned around, is pulling the plug."

Gee, I guess Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are in pretty good company after all. It is Dick Cheney who is living in fantasyland.

yes, it's a good thing barry's retired because, otherwise, darth would probably find a way to give him the boot...

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