Beyond Quagmire - A thought provoking read

Rolling Stone asked a panel of big time experts(all of whom are critical of current policy) some fairly basic but fundamental questions about the Iraq war.

The answers are one short paragraph each, and they don't all agree, but I found it a thought-spawning read. As example,

Michael Scheuer: No matter what happens now, the Islamists will have beaten both of the superpowers -- first the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, and now the United States in the heart of Islam. The impact of that in Islamic civilization is going to be enormous.

Interesting, no? (Start on page 2.)