I don’t understand people’s obsession for wanting the US to set a timetable for troop withdrawal. No one wants the US troops to stay in Iraq forever and not least the troops themselves, but surely telling the terrorists “We are going to start leaving Iraq in October” already means they have won. Are these the messages the Democrats want to send to the people responsible for the daily killings of their men? 'Hello Al-Qaida, we are going to get ready to hand over the country to you on a silver platter by the end of this year'.What benefit will come from setting a timetable for the withdrawal of over a hundred thousand soldiers who are providing security for Iraq and its government? Isn’t it a better idea to tell the US troops to leave when Iraq is stable and when there is no longer a need for them? The Iraqi troops are getting stronger day by day, but I seriously doubt their ability in handling the security problems in Iraq. Many Iraqi’s inside Iraq do not even trust them, and several police and army units have proven that they are loyal to various militias and political leaders…not Iraq.
No one can say for certain what will happen if the US suddenly decides to pull out of Iraq…Will Iraq break up into 3 different countries? Will Iran step in? Will the militias and terrorists rule the areas they control? By the same token, no one can say for certain what will happen if the US decides to stay for another 5 years…Will civil war be “openly” declared? Will the mass killings and random suicide bombs continue to ravage the country? Either way, things don’t look so bright for Iraq’s future, but I am certain that the people who will most be excited about a timetable are countries like Iran, Syria and the terrorists. Now that’s not to say that any Iraqi who wants a timetable is a terrorist, on the contrary, many patriotic Iraqi’s think the withdrawal of US troops will be for the better of the country…But it will be the terrorists who will have won this war.
Every Iraqi wants the US to leave Iraq…but should they leave because Iraq has settled down…or should they leave because some politicians in Washington think its time for them to leave?
