Skip the Hearts and Minds; Go for "Popular Tolerance"

The Washington Post has a disturbing but even-handed (read: disturbing because even-handed) assessment of progress in Iraq.

The conclusion regarding the occupation so far:

"It's not about winning the hearts and minds," [Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the top U.S. commander in Iraq] said. "It's about giving the Iraqis an opportunity that they can pick up."

Whole thing here.