have firsthand knowledge of what it s like on the ground. mikey, what do you say to that? is there anyone who can bring these groups together in a democratic government or is some sort of divided iraq inevitable? i was there in 2003 across the border with the u.s. marines and the brits coming in from the south from q-8. the important thing about iraq in terms of the way we ve taken conflict into the future is it was the comprehensive approach. it was sinner ja ener jiegz wha wanted to achieve. so the military would never take an action unless it was for a desired effect that the state department wanted to achieve or usaid wanted to achooe. we re still trying to work that out. i agree with patrick actually in terms of the reconciliation piece. people are talking about maliki and reconciliation with the kurds and the sunnis. i think we re beyond that now. i think we need someone else, as patrick was saying, to actually