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Politics

Rosen on Iraq

By Matthew Yglesias
September 4, 2007
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Nir Rosen's super-pessimistic take is a useful corrective to the happy-talk prevailing in the District. Of course, maybe Bush's surprise visit to Iraq will singlehandedly inspire the troops to acquire magical powers that conjure up forces of liberalism and compromise, thus laying the groundwork for stability.