Associated Press - A nearly 700-page study released Sunday by the Army found that "in the euphoria of early 2003," U.S.-based commanders prematurely believed their goals in Iraq had been reached and did not send enough troops to handle the occupation.

Foreign Affairs - The Bush administration's new strategy in Iraq has helped reduce violence. But the surge is not linked to any sustainable plan for building a viable Iraqi state and may even have made such an outcome less likely -- by stoking the revanchist fantasies of Sunni tribes and pitting them against the central government. The recent short-term gains have thus come at the expense of the long-term goal of a stable, unitary Iraq.

Harvard Political Review - Former CENTCOM Commander Anthony Zinni discusses the future of Iraq and more.

New York Times - Michael Gordon writes that the decision by L. Paul Bremer III to dissolve Iraq’s Army was a reversal from a plan the White House had approved.

Washington Post - LTC John Nagl reviews our current position in Iraq and describes the way forward...