More Troops Needed in Iraq
This is exactly the wrong direction for all countries involved.
From the Washington Post:
That date just keeps getting shoved back further and further. At this pace, we'll be setting our troop withdrawal goal somewhere in late 2015 or early 2016 (oops, slippery slope).
They say now that the violence and the death toll are at some of their highest rates since the beginning of the war – are these results telling you anything?
The longer we stay, the worse it gets. Simple logic, backed by empirical evidence – this administration seems to understand neither.
From the Washington Post:
The top American commander in Iraq said Tuesday that he may call for more troops to be sent to Baghdad, possibly by increasing the overall U.S. presence in Iraq, as rising bloodshed pushes Iraqi and American deaths to some of their highest levels of the war.
The commander, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., also said he now believed Iraqi forces would be ready to take over security responsibility from the Americans no sooner than late 2007 or early 2008. The announcement of a 12- to 18-month target again pushes back the withdrawal of the bulk of the 145,000 or so U.S. troops in Iraq.
That date just keeps getting shoved back further and further. At this pace, we'll be setting our troop withdrawal goal somewhere in late 2015 or early 2016 (oops, slippery slope).
They say now that the violence and the death toll are at some of their highest rates since the beginning of the war – are these results telling you anything?
The longer we stay, the worse it gets. Simple logic, backed by empirical evidence – this administration seems to understand neither.
