Cheers for Iraqis
Jun 30th, 2009 by David Anderson
I hope this premature pull out from the Iraqi cities works. I believe that it is too early, but the Iraqis are confident. It is their country, they know it better than anyone else. I want to see the day that we can withdraw all but a base or two. Iraq needs to be run by its people and Americans need to get out of their business. On that we all agree. I want my friends home to stay.
Let’s pray that this date works. I don’t want to think about the alternative. We have paid the price of 4300 American service people plus the lives of contractors to bring this peace. The Iraqis have paid an even greater price fighting the Saddam loyalists and terrorist cells. Now we are gambling it all on a date certain. If the gamble pays off, we all may be celebrating Iraqi Sovereignty day next year.
