Daniel Pipes foreslår en ny genial plan for Irak.
Som man hørte Bush sige i går, så mener han,m at så længe man bliver i Irak,
så vinder man, - "vi kan kun tabe hvis vi forlader Irak"
Pipes foreslår så, at man bliver i Irak, men flytter tropperne ud i ørkenen,
hvor ingen ser eller hører dem. Så biver næsten alle glade, USA vinder hver
eneste dag, og irakerne kan selv bestemme deres egen skæbne.
Oct. 25, 2006 0:42 | Updated Oct. 25, 2006 23:37
Redeploy US troops to Iraq's desert
By DANIEL PIPES (
www.danielpipes.org)
As coalition policy reaches a crisis, may I resurrect an idea I have been
flogging since April 2003? It offers a way out of the current debate whether
to "stay the course" (as President George W. Bush has long advocated) or to
withdraw troops on a short timetable (as his critics demand). My solution
splits the difference, "Stay the course - but change the course."
I suggest pulling coalition forces out of the inhabited areas of Iraq and
redeploying them to the desert.
This way, the troops remain indefinitely in Iraq, while withdrawing them
from the urban carnage. It permits the US-led troops to carry out essential
tasks (protecting borders, keeping the oil and gas flowing, ensuring that no
Saddam-like monstrosity takes power), while ending their non-essential work
(maintaining street-level order, guarding their own barracks).
Beyond these specifics, such a troop redeployment would imply a profound and
improved change of course. It means:
.. Letting Iraqis run Iraq: Wish the Iraqis well but recognize that they are
responsible for their own country. Or, in the words of a Times (London)
headline, "Bush to Iraqis: You take over." The coalition can help but Iraqis
are adults, not wards, and need to assume responsibility for their country,
from internal security to writing their constitution, with all due urgency.
.. Seeing violence in Iraq as an Iraqi problem: The now-constant violence
verging on civil war is a humanitarian tragedy but not a strategic one, an
Iraqi problem, not a coalition one. The coalition should realize it has no
more responsibility for keeping the peace between Iraqis than it does among
Liberians or Somalis.