[yank in the UK]

I don't think it is a coincidence that the US is pulling all of their troops out of Iraq at the same time that Israel is weighing the possibility of taking action on Iran.

[Las Vegas Ron]

The U.S. military’s fast-approaching Dec. 31 exit from Iraq, which has no way to defend its airspace, puts Israel in a better place strategically to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/14/us-will-leave-iraqi-airspace-clear-for-strategic-i/