Highly Recommended Reading

As the Iraq War comes to a bangless, whimpering end, Fred Kaplan asks two important questions: Was it worth it? And did we in any sense win? I'd say no on both counts and my sense is that even most folks who'd say yes today are spinning furiously to be able to say that and perhaps even to convince themselves. Still, as Fred acknowledges, history may change the answers depending on what becomes of that nation.