"In contrast, the new politics-first exit narrative has nothing to do with American victory — whether military or political — and everything to do with American retreat. It accepts the undeniable reality that our armed forces have not established order in Iraq. Calling for more troops or for a different deployment of the troops already there won't work. Rather, we must look to Iraqi politicians to set the terms for our withdrawal. Only they can allow us to escape the scene without leaving behind a civil war that could destabilize the region even more than we have already done."
Ending sentence:
"The hope that politics can end war is not one we've reached by planned logic or cool calculation. It's one we've reached out of dire necessity."
Found on The War in Context.org
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