The Democratic leader in the Senate has finally uttered the truth. "There is a civil war going on in Iraq," said Harry Reid. (Sunday's New York Times carries an excellent op-ed by Nicholas Sambanis called "It's Official: There Is Now a Civil War in Iraq.") Reid acknowledged that he had been "somewhat gingerly approaching this" but promised, "no longer." Amen. It's about time.
Predictably, the other side puffed out its chest and threatened to open up another can...
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