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Who's right?

The New York Times says we're getting ready to crack down on the Iraqi insurgency. Bob Novak says we're planning to bug out. It's hard to imagine they could both be right.

The Novak scenario, if true, would be devastating. Aside from the damage to our international reputation, it would seem to render the past year's ordeal in Iraq meaningless. Moreover, it would call into question whether we, as a nation, have the stomach to fight a real war anymore. I believed we did after 9/11. Now I'm not so sure.