QUAGMIREThe latest National Intelligence Estimate paints a terrible picture of the state of affairs in Iraq, but refuses to draw the obvious conclusionhttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/23/washington/23cnd-policy.htmlThe government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki will become “more precarious” over the next six months to a year, and while its security forces have improved they are not