Rachel Schneller says withdrawal from military engagement in Iraq is overdue for the United States.

Rachel Schneller reviews The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006–2008 by Thomas E. Ricks.

Max Boot argues that Kurdish success in Iraq suggests what Iraq can become in a few years.

Rachel Schneller says, "The massive upheaval of Iraq's population that has occurred since 2006 threatens the long-term stability of the country, regardless of short-term gains achieved through the political process or military surges."

Rachek Schneller explains the divisions among Shi'a Arabs in Iraq.

Stephen Biddle discusses the perils of viewing the situation in Iraq as a "solved problem."

Micah Zenko discusses President Bush's deferred attack on Khurmal, Iraq, before the 2003 war.

Lydia Khalil argues that domestic drivers in Iraq, rather than overhauled military or diplomatic strategy from without, will shape the nation's stability.

Peter Beinart writes that the Iraq war has spelled the end for muscular moralism in U.S. foreign policy.

Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson write that "the history of the Vietnam War teaches that to preserve American strength and prestige, we must begin withdrawing from Iraq now."

Mohamad Bazzi looks at the implications of Muqtada al-Sadr’s decision to become an ayatollah.