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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran
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To: denizen48 who wrote (14861)4/19/2007 7:46:14 AM
From: Crimson Ghost   of 22250
 
Shock but No Awe
By Erik Leaver

As the Iraq War and U.S. occupation began their fifth year on March 19, few Americans were paying attention to what was going on in Iraq. Instead the nation's eyes were riveted on the halls of Congress as the Democrats waged a battle to pass a bill setting a timetable for the withdrawal of combat troops.

The bill was a political victory for the country and indeed the globe. For the first time in more than four years of war, the debate moved from the question of if the U.S. should leave to when the U.S. should leave.

But the devil is in the details. Upon closer inspection, the politics might be right but the actual policy within the bill is a far cry from what both Iraqis and the U.S. public wants.

Erik Leaver is the Carol and Ed Newman Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and the policy outreach coordinator for Foreign Policy In Focus.

See new FPIF article online at:
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