The Assassins' Gate

George Packer, a reporter for the New Yorker Magazine, takes a sobering look at the Iraq War in his book "The Assassins' Gate" and gives us a synopsis’s of why he, and the New Yorker magazine, initially supported the War and now do not. He also examines how the Iraqi people are conflicted over our presence, our mission, our possible early withdrawal -- both positive and negative.
He takes an honest look at the grey areas, not just the black and white of both the stay or leave crowd, while appealing to cerebral and emotional concerns. Packer also examines the shortfalls and successes of our presence in the region.
Finally, he explains the Shi’a / Sunnis struggle from the perspective of the Iraqi citizen; a perspective often ignored by mainstream sources.

Packer is interviewed here by Matt Rothchild of the Progressive Magazine.
The interview and the book speak to the moderate in all of us, and makes clear that the solution to the War in Iraq is not as simple as black and white, stay or go.

The book is worth your time, but if you’re too busy to read, listen to the interview.