I thought the Times was upset because we had “too much sway” in Iraq. You know, it’s not a “real Democracy” until we let the Iraqis have complete control.
Now they complain we don’t have enough sway?
They complain more than a 14 year old girl at the zoo:
It’s too hot... where are the monkeys?... I’m hungry... there are the monkeys! Yuck! What’s that smell?... Finally a cool spot, gross, it’s full of snakes... why do they keep it so cold... this food sucks... what do you mean it’s time to go home?
Ostammer will lose hold of all of Bush’s and Petraeus’s successes. Iraq will slip back into chaos. It’s just a question of time. He will make no overture to re-work the withdrawal agreement. He can’t - he’s boxed himself in politically by refusing to admit the success of the surge and his promise last year to withdraw all troops in 16 months, which he’s already modified to just a draw down, not a complete withdrawal. He will lose all support from his base if he tries to assert any return of U.S. fire power in Iraq. Our soldiers and their families will have sacrificed for nothing in the end.
Simple answer. Send them more money. That’s what it always boils down to.