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As I write this, Tony Blair is being grilled in Parliament on the growing mess in Iraq. He's holding doggedly to the line that leaving early would be disastrous. Meanwhile, the chorus of voices against the British and American policy in Iraq is growing and growing some more. Today's headline in the Guardian A British commander is quoted echoing criticism of the government's foreign policy. Today's Times of London reports that . James Hilder in Baghdad writes:

"In their US-protected fortress, Iraq's Government huddles, riven by sectarian splits and cut off from its terrified people. Inside their bubble ministers live in comparatively luxurious compounds, each sectarian bloc divided from the next by barricades. They are hard to reach by telephone. Some spend more time outside the country than in it."

You can point fingers forever about why this has come to pass, but more important, what's the way forward? Do Syria, Iran and other neighbors have a positive role to play in helping Iraq stabilize? Should the goal of democracy be dropped? How can violence be better policed? Is there a political solution to the insurgency? Should foreign troops leave, but maybe to a nearby country? Or just leave full stop? And what about the hundreds of thousands of skilled, secular Iraqis who've fled to Jordan, Syria or the west? Can they and should they go back? As always, post comments below. Or tune in at 1800 GMT. If you want to join us on air-- use the email, text and phone numbers to the right.