Iraq's new map

■"Mission Still Not Accomplished: With U.S. control imperiled in Iraq, the military vows to oust the insurgents from their havens. Here's what it will take," by Johanna McGeary, Time, 20 September 2004, p. 36.

This site is simply for the map supplied in the story[here's a version I pulled off Time's site--not the exact same one in the mag, but very similar], because it's a good one that pretty much lays out the three Iraqs we'll end up with if the current scenario of conflict (Sunnis)/compromise (Shiites)/stability (Kurds) continues to play itself out.

You may see a lot of failure in this picture, but I see a lot of realism and pragmatismónot to mention some serious opportunity for more stirring of the pot in the region. For remember, this was never just about Saddam. It was always about transforming the region as a whole andóby doing soólaying a serious System Perturbation on the breeding grounds of transnational terrorism.