- Short term, Iraq is making steady progress in fighting terrorists, meeting political milestones, building democratic institutions, and standing up security forces.
- Medium term, Iraq is in the lead defeating terrorists and providing its own security, with a fully constitutional government in place, and on its way to achieving its economic potential.
- Longer term, Iraq is peaceful, united, stable, and secure, well integrated into the international community, and a full partner in the global war on terrorism.
Yeah, it’s been around for some time and the opposition may not agree with it, but they can’t say it doesn’t exist… stated in black and white, full public access, and open to criticism. Now I would like to see an equally expansive definition of withdrawal from all those too obtuse or intentionally ignorant individuals carping for President Bush and Senator McCain to “define victory” or to “state the endgame”.
I’ll help by identifying a few key points to cover below the fold…
- Short term, Timetable of troop withdrawal, order of retreat, and plan of abandonment for allies and security forces.
- Medium term, Strategy to deal with invigorated Al-Qaida and Iran and their plans for dominating the region including Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and yes, of course, Israel. If this includes invading Pakistan please include the minor issue of not only attacking an ally, but one possessing nuclear weapons.
- Longer term, Address the eventuality of a terrorist state obtaining nuclear weapons and its impact upon global security and stability. Please also address human rights issues (especially women and homosexuals) of the region abandoned to an assuredly Taliban type regime.
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