I did say discreet. And if you read what I wrote carefully, you'll notice that I'm only talking about evacuating the Iraqis whose usefulness to us in Iraq has been compromised by their exposure.
This woman and her family are in danger, and they are no longer able to perform their jobs out of a very real fear. Some of them have already been killed. We cannot protect them. The Iraqi forces cannot protect them at this time.
Either we take the initiative and move them elsewhere in Iraq, and issue them new identity papers, or we relocate them to the U.S. I bet that those in real need of our help to avoid the terrorists targeting them aren't as great in number as you suggest.
I will agree that there are a great number in danger off being targeted, but the terrorists can only target so many at a time, and if we move their targets to safety on a consistent basis, discreetly, we can save lives and do a good deed.
And not everyone has to be moved to the U.S. Just moving most to other areas of Iraq where they can continue to work for us in the same capacity should be sufficient. I think it is sad that some find it necessary to flee to other countries, when our assistance coupled with the assistance of the Iraqi government, could give them new identities.
And it would not surprise me if such a program existed, similar to our witness protection program. And if such a program does exist there, the problem may be a lack of organization in the highly intense work environment that Iraq represents to quickly and discreetly handle relocation.