Exiting Iraq Gracefully

As the US is sliding into bankruptcy, I hope that someone is thinking about the necessary pullout from Iraq. I have always been able to mount at least a half-hearted defense of the Iraq war, but financial realities are what they are, and Iraq is the easiest expense to cut.

If the goal in Iraq isn't chaos, then it's time to start providing incentives to get other forces of stability in there. I bet all of France, Germany, and Russia would be happy to get involved if they got their Saddam-era contracts back...

I presume that the coalition in Afghanistan is going to be shrinking too... hopefully something can be salvaged there with significantly less US support.