If Iraq is, as the Bush administration suggests, the central front in the war on terror, the United States is at risk of being outflanked on other fronts. While the violence in Iraq justifiably dominates the attention of policymakers and analysts, the war in Iraq represents only the largest challenge amidst a troubled region at risk of further destabilization. While the situation in Iraq is discouraging, the Iraq Study Group -- the bipartisan group of prominent Americans tasked by Congress to present policy options -- offers some hope. While the study group, led by former Secretary of State James Baker and former Congressman Lee Hamilton, is not likely to reveal any radical new ideas, they should help to enable a bipartisan consensus on the way forward in Iraq. Once the Iraq Study Group releases its report, a group of similarly prominent experts should be tasked to reassess U.S. grand strategy for the war on terror.
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