(this entry revised 09 Feb 2007)

Recent essays about Iraq and Iran:

Gary Kamiya. "Bush's Iran madness", Salon.com, 06 February 2007. [very insightful]

David Ignatius. "Expect The Worst In Iraq", The Washington Post, 07 February 2007.

Andrew J. Bacevich. "Going for Broke: Endorsing the Baker report would have meant denouncing his entire foreign policy, so Bush is betting everything on the neocons’ surge", The American Conservative, 29 Jaunary 2007.

Tom Engelhardt. Over the Cliff with George and Dick?: Thelma and Louise Imperialism, TomDispatch.com, 08 February 2007.

Eric Fair. "An Iraq Interrogator's Nightmare", The Washington Post, 09 February 2007. [very important]

Phillip Carter. "There Are Four Iraq Wars: How many of them can we win?", Slate.com, 09 February 2007.

Last but not least, the best website I've seen for daily news of the Iraq war: Juan Cole's Informed Comment: Thoughts on the Middle East, History, and Religion. (This website is in stark contrast to the American news media where "Iraq news" focuses more on political maneuvering in Washington rather than reporting on actual events in Iraq. For example, for how many years was the American public unaware of the distinctions between Shia and Sunni and more generally the political makeup of the broader Middle East?)