re: #81 austin_blue

Those were not insurgencies however. Talk to people in the Cointel biz and they will tell you that those take 7-11 years. We’ve essentially already won the war in Iraq, now it’s a question of whether it was to any good or not.
Right now I’m leaning towards yes it was good, especially as the more secular party won the last election. It will take time to really settle whether it’s a real long term strategic plus or minus in the region however.