27 março 2003

ECO-TERROR
Scorecard for the War: How will we know if we are winning in Iraq? Here are six things I am watching for:
(1) Have we occupied Baghdad - without leveling the whole city?
(2) Have we killed, captured or expelled Saddam?
(3) Have we been able to explain why some Iraqi forces are putting up such a fierce fight?
(4) Have we won this war and preserved the territorial integrity of Iraq?
(5) Has an authentic Iraqi liberal nationalist emerged from the U.S. occupation to lead the country?
(6) Is the Iraqi state that emerges from this war accepted as legitimate by Iraq's Arab and Muslim neighbors?