Timetables

How does yesterday work for you?

BAGHDAD, July 8 -- Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday that his government would not sign an agreement governing the future role of U.S. troops in Iraq unless it includes a timetable for their withdrawal.

The statement was the strongest demand yet by a senior Iraqi official for the two governments to set specific dates for the departure of U.S. forces. Speaking to reporters in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, National Security Adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie said his government was "impatiently waiting" for the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops.

We have stayed far too long in Iraq and should never have gone besides. This is a huge opportunity for the US to make a (somewhat) graceful exit from this mess. Let’s see if the Administration is smart enough to take it. For the record, I doubt it.