The ticking clock: America in Iraq
Wednesday, July 6, 2005 - Page updated at 04:50 PM
The time has come to begin planning an exit from Iraq. We are not wanted there, and we have no legitimate national interest in staying.
Our original war aim, the toppling of Saddam Hussein, has been achieved. It is now apparent that we are not even close to achieving the add-on mission of creating a democratic, law-abiding Iraqi state in which Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds share power. [...] Read the rest of the first article at the Seattle Times: http://tinyurl.com/c87c5 The second article is at http://tinyurl.com/9nb2v and the third at http://tinyurl.com/cd7sg You will find number four at http://tinyurl.com/dd23d and number five at http://tinyurl.com/74wp8 I particularly liked "Last of five parts: Shackled by Gitmo" Thanks to "Green Dog Democrat" for giving us this information, with all URLs correct!
© Virginia Metze
The time has come to begin planning an exit from Iraq. We are not wanted there, and we have no legitimate national interest in staying.
Our original war aim, the toppling of Saddam Hussein, has been achieved. It is now apparent that we are not even close to achieving the add-on mission of creating a democratic, law-abiding Iraqi state in which Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds share power. [...] Read the rest of the first article at the Seattle Times: http://tinyurl.com/c87c5 The second article is at http://tinyurl.com/9nb2v and the third at http://tinyurl.com/cd7sg You will find number four at http://tinyurl.com/dd23d and number five at http://tinyurl.com/74wp8 I particularly liked "Last of five parts: Shackled by Gitmo" Thanks to "Green Dog Democrat" for giving us this information, with all URLs correct!
© Virginia Metze
Starmail - 10. Jul, 08:57
