Yankee Go Home?

The majority of Iraqi legislators have signed a letter to the U.S. Congress which states that they want a specific timetable for the withdrawal of American troops. The Iraqis are fearful of the U.S. now and, in its memo to Congress, call our presence, "occupying military forces." The Iraqis expressed disapproval of a U.S. proposed long-term occupation agreement which would give the American troops immunity from Iraqi laws, control of Iraq airspace, long-term military bases and the ability to carry on warfare within Iraq without Iraqi consent.

Although Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki ignored the Iraq Parliament earlier under severe pressure from the Bush administration to sign the agreement, he now is insisting on a timetable for withdrawal. Still, the Bush admionistration seems determined to force it upon Malili. If the Iraqis want a timetable for withdrawal, why does the Bush administration refuse? Are we no longer liberators? Have we become occupiers, as the Iraqis call us now? Is oil at the heart of the dispute?


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For mre see: Iraqi Letter and NYTimes and Press Association