Andrew Bacevich on Iraq

I don’t pretend to understand the president’s thinking and certainly have no insider knowledge.  My general sense is this: the administration finds itself today with no operable strategy with respect to the Arab/Islamic world. The initiative symbolized by the Cairo speech back in 2009 yielded nothing.  The same applies to Kerry’s effort to bring closure to the “peace process” — the major diplomatic initiative of the second term.  In the meantime, the Arab Spring with all of its unexpected turns and repercussions finds the US and the world at large as spectators.