Wow. The NIE is bad, bad news for the administration.

[Hamlette]

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/002469.php

Wow, this is grim. According to the just-released Key Judgments of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq, political reconciliation is likely a bridge too far over the next year and a half.

no matter how much Bush wants to lay the blame for the disintegration of Iraq on the meddlesome interference of Iran and Syria, the U.S.-sponsored political process itself -- indeed, the new, U.S.-midwifed Iraqi political order -- itself sows the seeds for the country's destruction. Apparently Bush could attack Iran to his heart's content, and Iraq would still remain inflamed.

And as Josh points out, if this is what is being released, the full report must be much worse for this administration. It seems to be saying the surge will make it worse.