I have a cold, so am shorter tempered than normal, but I'm really sick of people thinking we should always roll over and make concessions, or make nice with people who hate us at the expense of our friends.
IMO we need to unleash our military, pure and simple, get rid of Sadr and his militia, declare martial law if necessary and kick some Iranian and Syrian butts out of the country.
If one more congress critter asks for a committee, I'm going to scream. That is what we pay our congressmen and senators to do themselves, not by proxy from people who then DEMAND we institute their demands.
Yep, the biggest mistake in Iraq was the obsession with "winning hearts and minds" (that can never be won) which resulted in a series of non-actions (like letting Sadr and his gang of thugs live) which of course served only to encourage the enemy. That enemy only comprehends military power ruthlessly employed, and it's long past time we employ it. ....specifically, on Iran and Syria. No national-building, policing, and social engineering nonsense either.