Six brutal truths about Iraq

General William Odom, one of the earliest advocates of an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, attacks some of the mythologies that are interfering with an honest debate about how to proceed in the Middle East and says the media have failed to recognize dramatic changes in the region.

Truth No. 1: No "deal" of any kind can be made among the warring parties in Iraq that will bring stability and order, even temporarily.


Truth No. 2: There was no way to have "done it right" in Iraq so that U.S. war aims could have been achieved.

Read all here. Highly recommended. SAw this first at Antiwar.com.