Iraq: The Long War

Published June 1, 2005

"One thing we know about insurgencies is that they last from, you know, three, four years to nine years," said General Richard Myers, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, in mid-May. "These are tough fights, and in the end it's going to have to be the Iraqis that win this." All quite true, and much franker than what usually comes out of the Pentagon -- but he didn't say which Iraqis were going to win...