Far from winning the hearts and minds of Iraqis, reinstating Hussein loyalists antagonized them.

General Jassim Saleh’s triumphant march through the streets of Fallujah seemed eerily reminiscent of the Saddam Hussein era, casting a shadow over Coalition Provisional Authority efforts to prepare for the transfer of sovereignty on June 30. Meanwhile, responsible Shi’ite leaders have expressed concern about the intentions of UN envoy Lakhdar...

A review of James Fallows's Blind into Baghdad.

A review of Ahmad S. Hashim's Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq.

Acknowledging mistakes should not mean accepting defeat. Rather, correcting mistakes can better enable victory.

The Coalition Provisional Authority should not allow violence to win concessions. Nor will de-Baathification appease Iraq's Arab Sunnis, many of whom also suffered under the Baath party.

The White House should abandon its ham-fisted and condescending Sunni strategy and begin treating Iraq like a unified, sovereign nation. Left alone, the Iraqis will do the right thing.

American strategy in Iraq is fatally flawed. Not just policy implementation has gone awry, but rather the assumptions upon which policy is based.