Withdrawal?

The San Francisco Chronicle has raised the issue of a complete withdrawal from Iraq -- the first mainstream media outlet to do so?

Most of those in positions of power, however (including John Kerry) don't consider it a possibility. Democrat representative Ellen Tauscher's position is pretty typical:

I'm deeply concerned about a precipitous withdrawal of troops, for whatever reason, in the short term, if we don't achieve a political end state that is satisfactory to the American people. If we cut and run in the next few months, none of this will work for the long-term stability of the region and certainly not for the people in the United States.

Notice that a "political end state" satisfactory to the Iraqi people -- most of whom want the occupation army to leave forthwith -- is not even a consideration.

Posted by Eddie Tews at June 23, 2004 03:07 PM