An Exit Plan for Iraq

I’m writing this because of the debates about the USA strategy in Iraq. There are those who say “stay the course to victory”, others say we need to get out right now. I say “set a course to stabilize Iraq”. We can not just pull our troops out of Iraq immediately. To do so would let the Terrorists take over with help from Iran to turn Iraq to an Extreme Fundamentalist Islamic state. A quick pull out would signal America does not have the stomach to fight and it would be a victory for the Terrorists. If Iraq became a fundamentalist state it would destabilize the whole Persian Gulf region and threaten the Oil Supply from that area. If the oil flow is disrupted it would bad effect on the economy of the entire world.

I would like to have our troops home as soon as possible. One possible way to get that done is with my exit plan. First we need to bolster the Iraqi security forces so they can police there own country. Then we should have the UN send peace keepers to Iraq to keep it stable and to take some of the burden off America. The UN peace keeping mission is working in Lebanon right now after the conflict with Israel. I believe it could work in Iraq too.

One thing is for sure, we cannot let Iraq slip to the dark side. The USA and the world should make Iraq a better place for future Generations. Once Iraq is stable the USA should leave and let the Iraqis and the UN police their country.

Rick H.