A month before US forces stormed into Iraq, a little known think tank circulated a 16-page report on what to expect after the war. The report, After Saddam Hussein, Winning a Peace if It Comes to War, it predicted a passel of problems: insurgency, civil society's collapse, and surging terrorism.
The US Institute of Peace -- created by Congress and paid for with your dollars -- got it right when the much better funded spy shops missed the ball altogether. The USIP gets by on a mere $17 million a year -- chickenfeed in Washington.
The USIP is coming into it's own. After eight years, they're getting $100 million from Congress for a new building, in the last site left on the National Mall. (WashPost)
No comments:
Post a Comment