Leave Iraq to the Iraqis

Day by day we see the failure of military force in Iraq. Since the initial invasion terrorist attacks against both foreign military members and against Iraqi forces have increased steadily. Every hallmark of progress as reported by the administration and touted in the press has been followed by increasing evidence of failure on the ground. One only look to the recent looting of a British base once the troops left as an example of the abject failure to ready the Iraqis for defense of their own country.

Given the apparent increasing failure of military force, the single prudent course left for pursuit is complete withdrawal of foreign troops. Once that withdrawal is accomplished the Iraquis will have an opportunity to establish their own independent society. So long as an occupying force continues its presence the Iraqis have little or no incentive to make progress on their own.