Worth the time

" When the war began 15 months ago, the president's Iraq policy rested on four broad principles: The United States should act preemptively to prevent strikes on U.S. targets. Washington should be willing to act unilaterally, alone or with a select coalition, when the United Nations or allies balk. Iraq was the next cornerstone in the global war on terrorism. And Baghdad's transformation into a new democracy would spark regionwide change

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It's a bit long(3 pages) but I think it's very realistic and analysis are sensible.
will remember the writer's name, Robin Wright, for the future.