With the Iraq situation, that hope has gone down the tubes.

Not all of this can be laid at the feet of the Iraq situation.

"It's very difficult to make big bets until the Iraq situation becomes clearer, which will drive what the economy does," he said.

There is no reason the same standards cannot apply to the Iraq situation.

I very much doubt whether the Iraq situation is going to be an easy ride from here on in, surge or no surge.

"So what do you think of the Iraq situation?"

Others said the statement simply reflected the unknowns posed by the Iraq situation.

Until that problem is openly discussed, the Iraq situation will remain tragic and probably hopeless.

The Iraq situation is complex enough without resorting to other historical events to explain it.

I think the Iraq situation would have an impact that would affect the whole world.