Quick, Before He Changes His Mind.
By sideways | Related entries in Foreign Policy, Iraq, News
The American people want out:
While the springtime surge in U.S. troops to Iraq is now complete, more Americans than ever are calling for U.S. forces to withdraw. Sixty-six percent say the number of U.S. troops in Iraq should be decreased, including 40 percent who want all U.S. troops removed. That’s a 7-point increase since April.
The Iraqi people think we’re more trouble than we’re worth:
The number of Iraqis who call it “acceptable” to attack U.S. and coalition forces, 17 percent in early 2004, has tripled to 51 percent now, led by near unanimity among Sunni Arabs. And 78 percent of Iraqis now oppose the presence of U.S. forces on their soil, though far fewer favor an immediate pullout.
And the freely elected prime minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki says they’ll be just fine without us:
BAGHDAD – Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that the Iraqi army and police are capable of keeping security in the country when American troops leave “any time they want,â€Â? though he acknowledged the forces need further weapons and training.
Well. Alrighty then.
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July 14th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Now all our troops have to do is click their heels together three times and say,”There’s no place like home.”
July 14th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
Sadly the Pentagon is unable to meet the need for new up-armored ruby slippers.
July 14th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Unfortunately, neither the democrats nor the republicans will seize this moment.
The Iraqi people WANT US OUT. And yet Bush wants us there. If Iraq is supposed to be a democracy, then shouldn’t that mean that the majority gets its way, and doesn’t that mean that Iraq can no longer be occupied?
How can a country be Democratic if it is occupied? Isn’t an occupation INHERENTLY undemocratic? And yet our troops will still be there. Even if Maliki BEGGED America to leave, Bush would still stay there.
July 14th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
You go to war with the ruby slippers you have, not the ruby slippers you want.
July 14th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
This is all part of the “transformation.” Things are going to be quicker, cheaper and faster and, oh yeah! totally broken!