New Republic, Feb. 19
A piece suggests that a surge in the Iraqi provinces might work more effectively than a surge in Baghdad. On the ground in Ramadi, Lawrence F. Kaplan finds U.S. troops cooperating with local sheikhs to track down insurgents—a method commanders in Baghdad never suggested. "There hasn't been any coherent guidance," says one retired Army officer. "So, instead of a symphony, what you have is a collection of jazz bands."
(Via Slate)
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