By early 2005, it was clear that the Bush administration had found itself stuck in a war it did not anticipate in Mesopotamia, fighting against an insurgency it did not understand, and unable to turn itself around and march out. There were other important stories at the time: Zimbabwe's descent into economic and political hell, the re-election of Tony Blair, and unsuccessful referenda aimed at approving the EU constitution. However, the quagmire in Iraq remained the biggest global problem of all.

Jeff Myhre founded the Kensington Review in the autumn of 2002. He attended the University of Colorado where he double majored in history and international affairs. He earned his PhD at the London School of Economics in international relations. He is a member of both the Foreign Policy Association and the World Policy Institute.