Some Interesting Things I Noticed

Stanley Kauffmen has a review of Speilberg's Munich in The New Republic.

In the NY Times Magazine David Rieff rails against the concept of "conditional sovereignty" and details the problems of justifying intervention-whether for liberal or realist reasons and no matter what the situation- in the international community.

Democracy Arsenal lists some possible future actions the US might take against Iran.

Old man Brent Sowcroft from Bush I clan, writes in the Washington Post about some crucial elements needed for our venture to be a success.

There are at least two elements essential to "success" in Iraq. The first is a central government that meets the needs of the people well enough to secure their sustained support, shows sufficient consideration for minority rights to win the loyalty of those minorities and demonstrates a credible determination to live in peace with its neighbors.

The second is an effective, highly disciplined military and security establishment that gives its allegiance not to various elements within Iraqi society but solely to the central government.

Even though he wasn't a backer of the invasion Sowcroft acknowledges that the US must maintain a presence in Iraq.