An insipid New York Times editorial illustrates how easy it is, all of a sudden, to be on board with the notion that the Iraqi occupation is a morass only being made worse by our continued presence. However, it steers away from reminders that this outcome was clear from the inception of the war. The Times falls flat on its face around solutions. While holding on to an unquestioning commitment to the fetishistic June 30 “sovereignty” deadline and the continued presence of US forces in Iraq (they suggest we may need even more), they hope the UN will rescue the transition.