What to Leave Behind in Iraq Posted by Jacob Stokes

I have a new piece up at Real Clear World looking at what to leave behind in Iraq. The obvious problem here from the point of view of U.S. policymakers is the justifiably bad political dynamics, both in Iraq and domestically.

Getting the Iraqis to make such a request remains a long-shot, however. It would be tough to get through the Iraqi parliament, where a significant portion of the ruling bloc answers to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. He has called on his followers to attack American troops staying past the December end date. In addition, the Iraqi legislative process itself is dysfunctional; last year the country took eight months to form a government following elections.

Another detail worth noting is that Vice President Joe Biden has reportedly promised members of the U.S. Congress that all American troops would leave Iraq by the deadline.

There are a couple options that can take those tough dynamics into account while still looking after enduring American interests in the country, namely using troops, not contractors, to protect our vast diplomatic apparatus in the country and giving non-combat military training and assistance to the still-fledgling Iraqi army.

The piece argues that there should be strict limits on American assistance though and that those limits should be decided based upon a simple principle. The bottom line:

In order to avoid "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory," it's important not only to avoid making an abrupt disengagement from Iraq, but also to create the conditions so that in the future Iraq really can stand on its own.

Read the whole thing here.

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