Background – 4th Generation Warfare – Remarks by H. Thomas Hayden, USMC, Ret., July 18, 2003. Interesting insights from a guy who’s been there and done it.

• Defense and the National Interest: Fourth Generation Warfare Today

Background – Diplomacy – Former Assistant Secretary of State James Rubin asks why did most of the world abandon Washington when it went after Saddam Hussein? The war in Iraq could never have been an easy sell, but nor should it have been such a difficult one. The Bush administration badly botched the prewar maneuvering, presenting a textbook study in how not to wage a diplomatic campaign.

• Foreign Affairs: Stumbling Into War