First, INCREASE troop levels. That's right. More troops in Iraq for the time being...
We need to do our level best to crush the insurgency under our bootheel. We also need to disband the shiite militias, which will require more manpower.
At the same time we do this, we announce a referendum. November 2008, the Iraqis decide if they want us to stay or go. We ask each ethnic group seperately.
The Shia will probably want us to go. The Suni might. The Kurds will definitely want us to stay.
We create a 3 state federal system, with oil money doled out according to population, but also contingent on good behavior.
What do you think?