Web Letters: Iraq: The Necessary Withdrawal

By Juan Cole

This article appeared in the January 12, 2009 edition of The Nation.

December 23, 2008

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  • Early rumblings are being heard of the delay of withdrawal of troops from Iraq as "planned." The fact is US troops will never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever leave Iraq for one simple reason, and it's not oil: the fact is that if US troops leave, it will take a very short time for another dictator to replace Saddam. (Maliki is a weak US, puppet easily displaced when the US leaves.) And Israel, which controls US policy, will never ever ever ever ever ever ever allow that to happen, because it will be a security disaster for Israel.

    Get used to it.

    It's the end of America, as envisioned by many for years now.

    stanley hersh

    New York, NY

    12/24/2008 @ 5:11pm


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