I've criticized Max Boot in the past for proposing that we implement "never gonna happen"-type policies in Iraq and then just kind of punting, so it's worth noting that to his credit today's column takes a different path. Once more he argues for a dramatic increase in troop levels, but then he acknowledges that this has become incredibly unlikely and that as an alternative we should withdraw most of our troops and leave behind a 50,000-strong force. I'm not super-enthusiastic about that idea, either, but it's a step in the right direction.