THE IRAQ WAR IS TOAST, POLITICALLY

Fareed Zakaria says it's time to admit that the U.S. experiment in Iraq has failed.

There is really no functioning government south of Kurdistan, only power vacuums that have been filled by factions, militias and strongmen. It is time to call an end to the tests, the six-month trials, the waiting and watching, and to recognize that the Iraqi government has failed. It is also time to face the terrible reality that America's mission in Iraq has substantially failed.

On This Week with George S., George Will just said, "What can 140,000 American troops do in Iraq now that 40,000 troops can't do?"

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