Centerfield

The Plan for American Occupation

If accurate, this is pretty bad news:

U.S. Draws Up Secret Plan to Impose Regime on Iraq

Of course, it's not easy to come up with an effective plan for occupying and rebuilding a country. But surely there's some way to get indigenous Iraqis involved, and perhaps also some regional or international institutions with a broader mandate.

Is Paul Wolfowitz really going to design the next Iraqi government?

What realistic steps can we take to give the new government at least a chance at credibility?