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Two facts, however painful, must be recognized, or we will remain perilously confused in Iraq. First, invading Iraq was not in the interests of the United States. It was in the interests of Iran and al Qaeda. For Iran, it avenged a grudge against Saddam for his invasion of the country in 1980. For al Qaeda, it made it easier to kill Americans. Second, the war has paralyzed the United States in the world diplomatically and strategically. Although relations with Europe show signs of marginal improvement, the trans-Atlantic alliance still may not survive the war. Only with a rapid withdrawal from Iraq will Washington regain diplomatic and military mobility. Tied down like Gulliver in the sands of Mesopotamia, we simply cannot attract the diplomatic and military cooperation necessary to win the real battle against terror. Getting out of Iraq is the precondition for any improvement.

In fact, getting out now may be our only chance to set things right in Iraq.

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Tied down like Gulliver in the sands of Mesopotamia, we simply cannot attract the diplomatic and military cooperation necessary to win the real battle against terror.

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How very American liberal of him. He wants out of Iraq to make it easier to invade other countries.

More likely, he wants them out because they are hostages which prevent action against Iran.

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if we withdraw, European politicians would be more likely to cooperate with us in a strategy for stabilizing the greater Middle East.

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The assumtion is that the US only wants what's best for the region, and is trying its darndarndiddliest to just help those people who don't seen to understand that. This assumption of AmeroSupremecy is still there and unchallenged.