A lot of these tough choices are kind of kicked down the road.

As long as there is no government, Iraqis tend to view the situation as one of occupation.

The near-real-time history being written hasn't been particularly kind to Rumsfeld.

If they're not ready to provide security, there could be a regression.

If our only objective was to avoid casualties, we would abandon Iraq. We have to risk increased casualties in the near term to achieve the mission and reduce casualties in the long term.