Iran and World

And so it ends. The United States is leaving Iraq.

I�m solidly in the camp that sees this as a strategic blunder. Iraqi democracy is fragile, and Iran�s 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 I�m wrong and President Obama�s not frittering away our enormous sacrifices in Iraq out of domestic political concerns and diplomatic ineptitude.

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Still, there�s an upside. Obama�s decision to leave Iraq should deal a staggering blow to America�s 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