Is The Iraq Pullout Plan A Disaster?

Photo: Gen. John M. Keane

Key General Calls Iraq Pullout Plan A ‘Disaster’ -- Washington Times

Others echo call for strength against Iran.

President Obama’s decision to pull all U.S. forces out of Iraq by Dec. 31 is an “absolute disaster” that puts the burgeoning Arab democracy at risk of an Iranian “strangling,” said an architect of the 2007 troop surge that turned around a losing war.

Retired ArmyGen. John M. Keane was at the forefront of persuading President George W. Bush to scuttle a static counterinsurgency strategy and replace it with 30,000 reinforcements and a more activist, street-by-street counterterrorism tactic.

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My Comment: The General is right .... the Iraqis are still a few years away from being able to operate at an effective and professional level against Al Qaeda affiliated terrorists and the various militias. As for the Obama administration, they disagree with the General with Secretary of State Clinton being the most vocal one.

As to what is my take .... let's face it .... the final decision rested with the Iraqi government, and their intentions were made very clear at the beginning .... they want U.S. troops out. And if things go to hell .... the Iraqis now have no one to blame but themselves.