Abandon Iraq

Chris Hitchens article.

The jihadist formula: 1) It is easy to creat chaos. No government anywhere has been able to defeat a dedicated group of terrorists. 2) Governments will opt for stability over chaos - even if that stability is in the form of a bunch of assholes.

Thusly, they can create chaos until a satisfactory government, ie Syrian Baathists or Taliban, etc. are in control and will allow them a safe haven.

How do we disrupt such a formula? One attempt: get rid of the government and replace it with a democracy - Iraq. And now it's gotten ugly and tough, but the same issues are in play.