Handing over the Wheel
The NYT writes that, according to a senior administration official, the transition in Iraq “is not the United States and Iraq struggling for control of the steering wheel.” They continue to quote that “this is the United States wanting Iraq to be firmly with the steering wheel in hand, and the issue is, how do we get there are quickly as possible.”
This begs the question - who’s driving right now? For that matter, whose foot is on the gas?