Adele M. Stan, Media Consortium AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 25, 2008. "Now, militarily, the surge has achieved some of its goals. Politically, I don't think so."
Ali Allawi, The Independent UK. January 9, 2007. Iraq's former defense minister details what it would take to stabilize the country -- a plan that has gotten much attention in Europe, but little notice in the U.S.