A pocos iraquíes, y a pocos árabes, les gustan los iraníes. Pero tras la salida de EE UU, los iraníes han pasado a ser la fuerza más poderosa en la región, así que los políticos que quieren sobrevivir se afanan por tejer alianzas con Teherán.

Anbar's citizens needed protection before they would give their "hearts and minds."

The work of almost a decade of U.S. counterterrorist and counterinsurgency operations, at a cost of thousands of lives, is coming undone as al Qaeda operatives regain power in Iraq.

Someformer al Qaeda allies in Iraq are turning against the terror group.

According to observers, the surge in Iraq is working.

Concerning the war in Iraq, the New York Times reports success but decides on failure.

December 2007 marked the lowest number of U.S. casualties in Iraq since the start of the war in 2003. The “surge” strategy has pushed insurgent forces out of Baghdad and the Sunni-led “Anbar Awakening” has dramatically undercut terrorist efforts in some rural areas. The recent passage of several important pieces...

There has been a significant amount of progress in Iraq since General Petraeus took over.