NOT A QUAGMIRE, BUT STILL DIFFICULT
Finally, intelligent argument about the difficulty of bringing Jefferson to Baghdad, and John argues below without using the word quagmire but being more substantive than the New York Times editorial page. I don't agree that the local Iraqis have fully rejected the legitimacy of the U.S./U.K. presence in Iraq (polls indicate almost 70% approval). Nonetheless, John is right about how expectations may need to be managed.