October 2005 Issue [Readings] The logic of disengagement Download PDF Adjust Share by Edward Luttwak, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 2003- 21st century Counterinsurgency Democracy Influence Insurgency Iraq Iraq War, 2003- Military policy Politics and government United States More from Edward Luttwak Variations on a mirage 9. The Military From the Forum “Undoing Bush” It has always been the case that failed wars damage armies and sometimes break them. So it is with Iraq, unless remedies intervene soon enough.… Dead end Counterinsurgency warfare as military malpractice Adjust Share