Courtesy of the mayhem and mismanagement following the 2003 invasion, Iraq is the perfect venue for those with a grudge to play out their fantasies of revenge, or advance their geo-political ambitions.
But the point this article is trying to make, probably very badly, is creating new scores to settle will not resolve anything.
The Petraeus report next week will possibly be one of the last building blocks in Washington’s attempt to build a case for military action against Tehran.
In one way or another, he will cite many of the things referred to in this article, though obviously not in quite the same way. It will be up to Congress and the American public to prevent what has already been a disaster for the United States and this region, from becoming something far, far worse.
