Another British viewpoint here.
http://www.smallwarsjournal.com/docu...and%20Iraq.pdf
For those of you who have read, are reading, or are interested in reading Cobra II and Fiasco, this is another great read that provides some tremendous insight into the failings of the CPA and the initial failed efforts at COIN during OIF. More importantly, the level of analysis is fantastic, as it looks at the differing situtations faced in southern Iraq vice the Sunni triangle.