Some links from the Whiskey Bar

Note to self--read these papers from war colleges on the Iraq situation:

Reconstructing Iraq: Insights, Challenges and Missions for Military Forces in a Post-conflict Scenario (pdf) (before the invasion)

Bounding the Global War on Terrorism (after the invasion)

The Sunni Insurgency In Iraq (after the invasion)

Father, let me dedicate All this year to you
In whatever earthly state You will have me be
Not from sorrow, pain, or care Freedom dare I claim;
This alone shall be my prayer: Glorify Your name.
--from New Year's Hymn by Lawrence Tuttiett, 1864 (alt.)