Monday, January 22, 2007

Resolving Iraq: Progress depends on a short timeline for US troop withdrawal

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By Carl Conetta, PDA Briefing Memo #40, 18 January 2007.

The memo argues that the large-scale US military presence in Iraq makes sustainable progress toward peace and stability there impossible. It advances an alternative approach to stabilizing Iraq that hinges on a short timeline for US troop withdrawal and a new international effort including Iraq’s neighbors.