Bottom Up Progress by Robert D. Kaplan

BOTTOM-UP PROGRESS - ROBERT D. KAPLAN (ATLANTIC MONTHLY, SEPTEMBER ): 'Bottom line: I suspect we will be stuck in Iraq with tens of thousands of troops for years to come. The results we obtain may be meager, but they'll still be better than if we suddenly withdrew.' http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200709u/kaplan-petraeus.