Rajul Majahan, who maintains one of the two best
blogs for keeping up on the occupation of Iraq that I am aware of, writes from Fallujah:
Everything you've seen in the press (if you're reading very widely and carefully) about how the occupation is collapsing is true. I don't mean this to predict prematurely what the outcome is, just to say that the change I sense in public opinion seems close to irreversible.
Definitely worth a read.
He also says:
The United States doesn't have enough troops to deal with Iraq in flames -- unfortunately, however, more troops would just be adding fuel to the fire.
The United States has made the occupation of Iraq into a simple revenge match. It's hard to say any longer it's about imperial policies, controlling Iraq's oil, or the rest of it -- I'm sure that's still what they want, but this is the most brainless way in the world of getting it.
The other good blog is Juan Cole's
Informed Comment.