The proponents of a fast withdrawal say things cannot get any worse and the others say it definitely will if we bail.
Not so fast there, Mister. What is a "fast withdrawal"? Can you quote proponent of "fast withdrawal" who claims that things cannot get any worse?
As one who falls into the second camp, I suggest that sure, you can find someone somewhere that would put forth just about any given claim, but to my mind, the "fast withdrawal" ("as quickly as humanly possible") proponents do not in fact claim that things cannot get any worse, they claim that things
will not get any worse because of the evacuation of the Occupying Forces.
I think they are probably right. But like Dennis Kucinich, I believe we should be thinking more about what is the
best action rather than what
could be worse. "Best" meaning "best for the future of all people, especially those suffering the most". In that case, it seems to me, there is
less risk in an orderly withdrawal commensurate with introduction of a multinational peacekeeping force and funding of Iraqi-based reconstruction and repatriation.
To the extent that we are still in Germany or Korea, perhaps it would be appropriate for us to remain in Iraq. To my mind, that will be up to future Iraqi governments to determine. It's their country.
