It is difficult to make out what the US military is recommending to George Bush as he prepares to unveil his "new" strategy on Iraq because of completely contradictory reports on where the Pentagon really stands.
One day the Los Angeles Times reports that America's top brass favour a temporary increase in troops and taking the fight to the Shia militias linked to the radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. Meanwhile, the Pentagon - in a quarterly report mandated by Congress - this week said the cleric's Mahdi army now constitute the greatest threat to stability in Iraq.
The very next day, the Washington Post has the joint chiefs of staff opposing a US troop increase while pushing for a strengthening of the Iraqi army, backed by more effort on economic reconstruction and political reconciliation.
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