A Rose-Colored Exit Strategy
A showdown looms between Democrats in the U.S. Congress and President George W. Bush, who has promised to veto any attempts to set a timeline for withdrawal from Iraq. But in their drive to win the domestic debate, those arguing for a U.S. exit are painting a rosy picture of an Iraq that is more likely to fall apart than to come together.
... a withdrawal announcement is much more likely to drive more Sunnis into the arms of the insurgency than it is to compel the insurgents to the negotiating table. As in many other ethnic conflicts, security and survival will increasingly come to be seen as one and the same thing, with the insurgents the only ones who can be relied on to deliver both. If anything, being seen by their community as the "last line of defense" against Shiite atrocities will ... Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
