And so it ends. The United States is leaving Iraq.
Im solidly in the camp that sees this as a strategic blunder. Iraqi democracy is fragile, and Irans desire to undermine it is strong. Also, announcing our withdrawal is a weird way to respond to a foiled Iranian plot to commit an act of war in the U.S. capital. Obviously, I hope Im wrong and President Obamas not frittering away our enormous sacrifices in Iraq out of domestic political concerns and diplomatic ineptitude.
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Still, theres an upside. Obamas decision to leave Iraq should deal a staggering blow to Americas critics at
home and abroad.
After all, what kind of empire does this sort of thing?
Critics of U.S. foreign policy have long caterwauled about American empire
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