Cato Institute: Remaining in Iraq Endangers Americans, Defies the People

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http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/325584/cato_institute_remaining_in_iraq_endangers.html

The Libertarian-leaning think-tank the Cato Institute released a statement on Tuesday condemning the Bush Administration's willingness to allow U.S. forces to remain in Iraq until 2009 as the latest military command forecasting says is very likely.

The latest military plan devised by the top brass and the top American ambassador calls for American troops to have stabilized local areas by the summer of 2008 and to have brought about what they term "sustainable security" throughout Iraq by the summer of 2009, after which time most U.S. troops could be withdrawn.

Christopher Prebles, who wrote the statement for Cato, says that he feels a prolonged stay in Iraq has been a covert intention of the war-hawks for quite some time.

"What is surprising is the president's capacity for ignoring the wishes of the public that has turned so decisively against this war. Seven out of ten Americans want a timeline for removing U.S. troops from Iraq. They recognize that the political compromises that must be made in Iraq must be made by Iraqis, they cannot be forced on them by U.S. troops or U.S. politicians," says Prebles.

[Kolesar]

1. But they are happy that the war-hype gave them a GOP government in 2006

...and tax breaks and Roberts and Alito. I'm pissed.

[bryant69]

2. While Cato Institute are libertarian

And thus not someone we agree with much, they consistently opposed the war in Iraq before it started.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Kolesar]

3. thanks...eom

[indepat]

4. Dictators tend not care a whit about the wishes of the public and 'pukes in Congress,

the MSM, and the public have been unwilling to throttle junior's insatiable power grab, leaving the obvious conclusion that they would rather have complete power when their guy is in charge than a constitutional government with separation of powers and checks and balances. The Congress's and court's failure to reign in these constitutional abuses from day-one is nothing less than criminal and traitorous imo and the MSMs failure to expose and tell the people equally so.