Amir Tehari asks the obvious question of Harry Reid–if we’ve lost the war, who won?

Because all wars have winners and losers, Reid, having identified America as the loser, is required to name the winner. This Reid cannot do.

The reason is that, whichever way one looks at the situation, America and its Iraqi allies remain the only objective victors in this war…

…Reid may believe that Iran, either alone or with its Syrian Sancho Panza, is the victor. If that’s the case, Reid shares the illusion peddled by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Convinced that the Americans will run away, mostly thanks to political maneuvers by Reid and his friends, Ahmadinejad has gone on the offensive in Iraq and throughout the region. By heightening his profile, he wants to make sure that Iran reaps the fruits of what Reid is sowing in Washington.

But even then, it’s unlikely that most Iraqis would acknowledge Ahmadinejad as winner and bow to his diktat. The Islamic Republic cannot act as victor solely because Reid says so.

It’s possible that Reid imagined that his analytical problems are over simply because he has identified the war’s loser. The truth is that his troubles are only beginning. He must tell Americans to whom they wish their army to surrender in Iraq.

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