Will Iraq Study Group’s Plan Work on the Battlefield? - New York Times

Will Iraq Study Group’s Plan Work on the Battlefield? - New York Times:

There are few good answers in Iraq, but the report issued by the Study Group appears to fall short in its military recommendations.

Several 'Talking Heads' express strong disagreement with the report saying it is a recipe for defeat.

I have not read it, but my take on the Iraq situation is quite simple. We simply do not have the power to change the culture of violence and revenge that lives in the hearts of the Iraqis. I said at the time of the invasion that the legacy of hatred between Sunni and Shia would be the most difficult problem to be faced.

While the criminal element is active in Iraq, as it always is in an area of instability, the ideological and tribal splits are at the root of this terrible quagmire.

"The military recommendations issued yesterday by the Iraq Study Group are based more on hope than history and run counter to assessments made by some of its own military advisers."