So...now the neo-cons say we're down to two options? Stay the course or cut and run? I'll match the grandiose idealism of the neo-cons and even raise the bar. Let's purify our motives...or get out now.
U.S. motives are compromised. We profess Iraqi democracy, yet our motives remain obviously clouded by Iraqi oil and "strategic location".
This is simple truth. We want what is best for us...and we profess it SO loudly.
Isn't this the gloating neo-con mantra? Lording the primacy of the United States over the rest of the globe?
So, surprise, many Iraqis simply don't trust us so close to their oil. They have good reason. After all, we don't trust THEM with it either.
Look at Venezuela. Disobedience and oil don't mix. We know what's best for everyones oil. So quick, before the Latin American dominos tumble, send in the assassins. What pathetic little oil junkies we've become.
No solution will be effective as long as Iraqis believe our strategic interests outweigh theirs. The Iraqis barely trust each other, we expect them to trust us?
It's no secret. We want Iraq much more than they want us.