In an editorial in the NYT (Jan. 13, 2006), Paul Bremer (US Vice-Roy in Iraq) wrote "I made some mistakes". Among his mistakes he included: ban on seniors Baath Party officials from public office, large scale re-construction projects and retaining adequate manpower to defeat the terrorists & insurgents.

He concludes "Despite these enormous stakes, some Americans have called for setting a timetable for our withdrawal or even pulling out now. This would be a historic mistake: a betrayal of the sacrifices Americans and Iraqis have made; a victory of the terrorists everywhere; and step toward a more dangerous world."

Paul Bremer could not get it right when he was in charge and on the ground in Iraq. Is he just waking up to reality now? Or is this just part of the public relations campaign to promote his book (just published earlier this week)?