THE POLITICS OF WAR, AND THE WAR OF POLITICS

In Najaf: are you surprised to hear that the U.S. didn’t have a clear plan for dealing with Sadr’s rebels?

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/18/international/middleeast/18najaf.html?pagewanted=all&position
Acting without the approval of the Pentagon or senior Iraqi officials, the Marine officers said in recent interviews, they turned a firefight with Mr