Hadley in Iraq

American National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley is in Iraq, apparently to discuss how to improve the security situation in Iraq, most importantly in Baghdad. Bringing more Iraqi troops to Baghdad seems to be on the table, as well as a possible increase in numbers of American troops in the Iraqi capital.

But the New York Times, somewhat oddly, takes this opportunity to lay out all the options Americans are proposing for the long-term stability of the Iraqi government, from strongman rule to regional division. Or maybe that's just odd to me, because it doesn't seem like any of those things will be discussed by President Bush's national security adviser on a trip to Baghdad to visit Nouri Al Maliki