Iraqis Fail to Meet U.S. Benchmarks

“Iraq‘s political leaders have failed to reach agreements on nearly every law that the Americans have demanded as benchmarks, despite heavy pressure from Congress, the White House and top military commanders. With only three months until progress reports are due in Washington, the deadlock has reached a point where many Iraqi and American officials now question whether any substantive laws will pass before the end of the year.” (New York Times, Wednesday)

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men may not be able to keep together a country that was artificially created.

FEE Timely Classic

Review of “Churchill’s Folly: How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq” by Christopher Catherwood by Richard M. Ebeling (PDF)