Bending the Third Rail
Because We Should, We Can, We Do
Friday, March 31, 2006
On Top Of It
Zbigniew Brzezinski has a plan for a withdrawal from Iraq. I've avoided writing much about Brzezinski, mostly because I hate to spell his name. But never-the-less, the guy has been right-on throughout the entire Iraqi adventure:
The plan would allow Washington to disengage gradually in Iraq, ”without victory, but also without defeat,” said Brzezinski, who worked for US President Jimmy Carter.

The first step would involve “Washington suggesting to the Iraqi authorities that they publicly ask the United States to pull out of Iraq,” he said.

Next, a date would be set for US troops to be pulled out, following which the Iraqi government should invite its neighbours to a “regional conference of Muslim countries” aimed at stabilising the situation in Iraq, Brzezinski said.

Lastly, the United States should call an international conference to discuss funding for the reconstruction of Iraq.
It's a plan that offers the opportunity to "disengage" before a full defeat. A sensible plan. A well-thought out plan that acknowledges the regions role in peace. A plan, because of it's pure genius, that will be DOA on Bush's desk.

Of course the neocons would never accept such a plan because it would leave a mess in Iraq. But a mess in Iraq is a foregone conclusion, no matter how much longer we stay, how many U.S. soldiers die, or how much money is sunk into the black hole of Iraq. But the delusional Bush administration is incapable of seeing the truth.

There's really nothing new in this plan. But why oh why don't the Democrats just come out and state a plan like this, instead of the mealy mouth security position currently being taken?
Written at 8:55 AM by Greyhair.
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