Dialogue with some of the Iraq insurgents.
There is now a report that the US has attempted to begin negotiations with Sunni insurgent groups. They can be brought into the Iraqi political system, and held accountable at the ballot box. This would exclude Al Qaeda. (*)
Excellent. The end result will be the same, but less can blood will be shed if a deal can be struck.
The insurgent groups might hold off on any committment until after the Iraqi constitution is finalized, and perhaps until after it is ratified by referendum. Assurances from all the principal drafters of the constitution should be just as good, however. This shouldn’t cause much of a delay.
If the Sunni insurgent groups do not wish to negotiate, they will be destroyed.