"Senator Carl Levin of Michigan, who is in line to become chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said Congress must be the agent “to make it clear to the Iraqis that we cannot save them from themselves.”
“They need to make the political compromises that only they can make,” Mr. Levin added. “We’ve got to let the Iraqis know there is no open-ended commitment.”
"Mr. Levin has for several months advocated linking the presence of American troops to political progress in Iraq, a stance that Pentagon officials had dismissed as reckless but that is now gaining wider, even bipartisan, support. While there is no language yet for such a resolution, he indicated that it could describe the requirements for continued American military commitment to Iraq, and some specified number of months for its duration.
“At the end of this time period, we would begin the reduction of American forces,” Mr. Levin said. “I think such a resolution would have tremendous power on the president. It would not just represent a bipartisan majority of Congress, and its urgent recommendation. It would be a reflection of the people’s voice as expressed” at the polls.
DO THOSE FIRST TWO PARAGRAPHS STRIKE ANYONE BUT ME AS CRAZY??? THE U.S. STARTED THIS WAR AND HAVE PROLONGED IT KILLING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF IRAQIS. Now Levin is saying we can't "save them from themselves."Oh yes, this are going to get better real soon (not). It's very disheartening but predictable.
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