Certain U.S. politicians' attempts to bring back the Iraq Study Group only undermine the war effort.

Why creating Iraqi government and security can't be done overnight.

No one should expect General Casey to lead us to victoryin Iraqsinglehanded, but if we're not going to cut and run, a necessary step is putting someone very much like him in command.

Thomas Donnelly assesses the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. military efforts in Iraq.

If the United States fails in Iraq--if it is driven out by violence and the country descends into internecine strife--then Iraq will indeed be a mess worse than Vietnam.

For democracy to thrive in Iraq, the Sunnis must know they are defeated.

Amajority of Americans now would not give the Bush administration a passing grade in the Middle East. Is such severity warranted? No. It is, however, a close call.

By comparing Iraq to Vietnam, many people are expressing the fear that because America lost one and because of certain superficial similarities, the U.S. is on the road to losing the other.