The Coalition of the Willing opts for a cold dose of reality in Iraq's second largest city:
This year, 44 British soldiers have died as a result of Britain's operations in Iraq. Yet their commanders are now saying they got it wrong.
Rather than fight on, they have struck a deal -- or accommodation, as they describe it -- with the Shia militias that dominate the city, promising to stay out in return for assurances that they will not be attacked. Since withdrawing, the British have not set foot in the city and even have to ask for permission if they want to skirt the edges to get to the Iranian border on the other side.
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