Iraq as Chinese Water Torture. Wrong.

I agree with these comments from NRO:

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Iraq seems to have returned to relative stability for the moment. The militia of Moqtada al-Sadr has withdrawn from cities in the south. The power play by the radical cleric did not herald the broad Shiite uprising that many feared, and that was played up by the American press. But his mini-putsch gave the U.S. a glimpse at the abyss in Iraq.

A lot of people see the war in terms of chinese water torture, dying by every drop. Yes, it's a messy war but the larger picture is not so dire as many tout.