Regular readers will recall the dustup caused by the O’Hanlon/Pollack op-ed in the New York Times last July. Eager to cast doubt on the optimistic findings and views expressed by O’Hanlon and Pollack, many liberals pointed to the less-positive view expressed by Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, who had joined O’Hanlon and Pollack on their Iraq trip. Cordesman has been to Iraq again, and his findings are worthy of attention: