Iraq Exit Strategy

Jim Watkins, one of my favorite writers, has proposed a common sense exit strategy for our troops in Iraq:


Every day there are no terrorist bombings in Iraq, the United States withdraws one thousand soldiers. (As a goodwill gesture, the U.S. could immediately withdraw one thousand soldiers.)It seems like a logical, win/win strategy in both side's interests.

Unfortunately, the US is dealing with an illogical enemy that will only be satisfied when it wins and its enemies lose. It may, however, put responsibility on the terrorists (U.S. soldiers are there because terrorists keep bombing innocent civilians) and give America the moral high ground it seems to have lost as a result of the invasion.

Just an idea!

Kudos, Jim! Let me know when you decide to run for the Oval Office, and I'll put a plug in for you! I don't know exactly what the domestic or foreign policies would look like, but we'd have FANTASTIC press releases!