What Does Michael Ware Wear?

Michael Ware, a journalist working for CNN in Baghdad, Iraq, said this morning that "Al-Qaeda" is stronger than ever in Iraq and that Iran has more influence than ever in Iraq. But he also said it would be a mistake to have the U.S. military leave Iraq for "things" would only get worse.

I have often been skeptical of the opinions of Michael Ware since, as far as I know, he has never been seriously injured. This indicates to me that he is not in the most dangerous areas. As such, can he really know what is going on?

His first two assertions are probably correct. His last assertion is only a guess. He cannot predict the future any more than any of the rest of us can. There are a lot of possible scenarios. It is just as likely that the fighting and killings would eventually decrease as certain groups gain control over their territories. After all, modern Iraq was patched together by the British a long time ago. There's no natural reason that "Iraq" has to stay together. In fact, given the different groups, it makes more sense that there be separate nations.

What will happen, no one knows or can know. What I do believe is that the U.S. government should not force its plan on them. The people there should be able to plan their own destinies as we should be able to plan our own destinies.