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Jeff Emanuel reports from Iraq!

Today you can enjoy a well written report on the latest developments in Iraq from Jeff Emanuel, a special operations veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom who has been doing his duty as a citizen reported embedded in Iraq multiple times this year. His reports are well written and detailed, and well worth your time to read.

  Close on the heels of these small, incredibly short-term gains have come calls for the U.S.’s next move in the region to be the drawing down of the ‘surge’ troops, followed by a progressive withdrawal of even more soldiers, with the ultimate goal being an almost complete turnover of security operations to Iraqi forces within the next three years. These recommendations have come from various quarters, including, reportedly, Admiral William Fallon, the head of U.S. Central Command, which oversees the operations in the Middle East.

President Bush himself has declared that within the next few months, at least a number equivalent to that of the ‘surge’ – 30,000 U.S. troops – will likely be brought home from Iraq, regardless of the state of affairs on the ground in that country. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, apparently as out of touch as ever on Iraq, has said that he “hopes” to draw down troop levels far more quickly than the President. Even General Petraeus, likely under pressure from an administration that still appears to cling to the belief that, if enough concessions are made, the approval of the American Left will one day (somehow) be given, has said that such a move is entirely possible.

If the goal of the administration, the Department of Defense, and the country is actually to succeed in their stated goal of leaving behind an Iraq that even remotely resembles a secure state that is not a safe haven for terrorists and their operations, then agreeing to this course of action would be a mistake, as well. If they hope to achieve the further objective of establishing a successful state — democratic or not — in the land that Saddam once ruled, then a withdrawal would be even more counterproductive.

Go read the whole thing. Hat tip to Instapundit for the link. If you like what you see, please consider supporting Jeff’s efforts. He is 100% reader funded.

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