22 November, 2005

This Way to the Great Egress

Iraqi leaders at a conference in Cairo are seeking a timetable for American troop withdrawl:

The participants in Cairo agreed on "calling for the withdrawal of foreign troops according to a timetable, through putting in place an immediate national program to rebuild the armed forces ... control the borders and the security situation" and end terror attacks.

From Juan Cole:

The other surprise of the Cairo conference is that the negotiators accepted the right for Iraqi groups to mount an armed resistance against the foreign troops. The participants were careful to condemn universally the killing of innocent non-combatants. They decried "takfir" or declaring a Muslim to be an unbeliever.

Oh great. "Thanks for getting rid of that darned dictator. Now, if you don't mind, we're going to have folks try and kill you now." Bush can't even invade a country and install a government friendly to the U.S. right.

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