Moment of Truth in Iraq...

I finished this book a couple of days ago.

Near the end Yon writes these words that resonate strongly with me:

“We can win. But we can still lose.

And if we lose, Iraq will be the worst foriegn policy disaster in our history. Imagine Vietnam, then multiply it by al Qaeda and Iran.”

His book is fascinating and full of informed perspective that's almost entirely missing from the mainstream media. It's a book written by someone who is an unabashed supporter of the war in Iraq – but who is also an unabashed critic of how it has been conducted (most especially before General Petraeus took over). Michael Yon is a warrior himself (Green Berets), and has the professional soldier's ingrained habit of seeing the world pragmatically, honestly – you won't get a less biased view of Iraq from anyone else I've ever heard of.

Run, don't walk, to buy his book. Whatever your view of the war in Iraq, you'll come away more informed.