"Did They Forget?" by LTG James Dubik (Ret.)
July 1, 2010 - LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.)![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/iraqscene.jpg?itok=dqAUbObH)
Regardless of one’s position concerning the war in Iraq, the fact is that blood, sacrifice and treasure—of Iraqi, American and coalition countries— have brought us to a point where a slow end to the insurgency may finally be in sight.