When Will We Leave Iraq?
When President Obama approved a plan to withdraw combat forces from Iraq this summer, it was based on the assumption that a newly elected government would be in place by the time Americans headed home. Fourteen months later, that assumption is exploding but the plan remains the same.
The delay and messy aftermath of the Iraqi election mean it may be months before the next government is formed, even as tens of thousands of American troops pack to leave. Yet Mr. Obama has not had a meeting on Iraq with his full national security team in months, and the White House insists that it has no plans to revisit the withdrawal timetable.
Two comments:
1. I bet the administration ends up delaying the withdrawal, despite what the White House says now.
2. I hope I am wrong about point #1. I think we should exit now, regardless of what is happening in Iraq. The occupation is incredibly costly, and Iraq is unlikely to resolve its political differences until after we leave.
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Eric Morey
Judging from USA’s history of never actually withdrawing from a military occupation, I have little hope that our military will withdraw as scheduled.
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