Fred Hiatt on Iraqis' thorough opposition to Obama's embrace of defeat.

In all candor, the Post's news reporting is so good. It must be an embarrassment for the reporters to have such a dead-ender running the editorial page. The tendentiousness, special pleading and denial now transcend farce. It's an embarrassment.

The reckless inexperience of Obama is now contained within the yawning gap between Obama's plan for 16th months and the Iraqis' plan for as long as 23 months.