Iraq Link

In light of my posts about Iraq yesterday here and here, go read the Colossus for another optimistic take. Here's the money quote at the end:

This will doubtless be reported in the press as a catastrophe. We will hear wailing and gnashing of teeth about how even the loyal Shi'ites who once loved us have now turned against us. But for Iraq to succeed it needs to steer a middle course -- navigating between Sunni strongmen (Saddam) and Shi'ite mullahs (Al Sadr). While we'd all like for this to happen overnight, it isn't going to -- the pendulum will oscillate back and forth until things get settled.