Iraq success story's ugly side

From a reader of Andrew Sullivan's The Daily Dish:

So I was watching the morning news in a state of pre-coffee muzziness, and the utter absurdity of our position in Iraq suddenly struck me. We are supporting Sunni insurgents who oppose the Iraqi government which we support, which is in turn supported by militias backed by Iran, who we oppose. The administration is calling this the path to victory. Screw the coffee, where did I hide the whiskey?