Monday, December 22, 2008
Why we can't get out of Iraq fast enough
From McClatchy, we get the news that some Iraqi families are trying to sue under the terms of the recently adopted SOFA before it takes effect.
The families of three men who were killed last week during a search of a grain warehouse want to press charges against American soldiers under the terms of a new security agreement between the U.S. and Iraq.The simple fact is that, beginning Jan 1, the Iraqis will be acting in the belief that they have their own country back. If Sec Def. "Swinging" Gates or Gen Odie Colognie thinks differently, there will be lots and lots of unneeded trouble. Far better to leave and let them sort thing out on their own, after all, it is their country.
The security document protects American soldiers so long as they're on U.S. bases or on missions, so it's unlikely that the families can base their claims on it, though they plan to press their case with the help of international lawyers.
Nonetheless, their charges are a preview of some of the nettlesome questions that are likely to arise as the U.S. yields more authority to Iraq under the terms of the pact, which takes effect Jan. 1.
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Let's give all in Irak a giant xmas present and up and leave.
Want to change the mood of the world that would do it.
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