Did You Know - Save the Iraqis

If it were'nt so tragic, this would make me laugh. The Iraqi's have done virtually nothing to try to bring peace to their own country, but some high ranking muckety-muck thinks it would be OUR fault if things fall apart when we pull our troops out.

Iraq’s Foreign Minister gave warning yesterday that a hasty US withdrawal could plunge the country into full-scale civil war and ultimate collapse, just as President Bush faces mounting domestic pressure to pull out.

Amid a growing Republican rebellion over the President’s “surge” strategy and intensifying pressure from Congress for a troop withdrawal, Hoshyar Zebari said that the US had to stay the course or face catastrophic consequences. He was responding to reports that the White House was discussing the possibility of announcing a gradual withdrawal of troops from Baghdad before September’s pivotal progress report. The aim would be to halt Republican defections before General David Petraeus, the US ground commander, reports to Congress.

From TimesOnline.