Iraq Kabuki Dance
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James Joyner | Friday, August 24, 2007 |
National Interest editor Nik Gvosdev observes that, “We now have such a stylized Kabuki dance when discussing Iraq policy that the statements and reactions can be predicted and scripted in advance.” He offers an outline for a speech aimed at an Iraq policy “grounded in what is achievable” that “can endure a change in administrations.”
He’s right, though, that no candidate from either party can or will say these things because “our habit of thinking only in terms of two- and four-year election cycles make the emergence of a long-term counter-terrorism policy supported by political consensus a chimera.” That’s unlikely to change any time soon.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.
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