Peter W. Galbraith, a former U.S. ambassador to Croatia, is senior diplomatic fellow at the Center for Arms Control and a principal at the Windham Resources Group, a firm that negotiates on behalf of its clients in post-conflict societies, including Iraq. His "The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End" is now out in paperback.

Peter Galbraith's Salon stories

Monday, Sep 24, 2007 04:00 PDT

Mission accomplished -- for Iran

The scale of Bush's strategic miscalculation in Iraq is striking, emboldening Iran to extend its influence in the Middle East.
Wednesday, Jul 18, 2007 04:00 PDT

The Iraq war is lost

Bush and his band of backers won't admit that -- but their strategy is already defined by the specter of American defeat.

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