Summary
People who oppose a timetable for withdrawing U.S. forces in Iraq argue that it would encourage insurgents to wait until the troops leave. That is absurd. They are already waiting. Most of them live there. And if the U.S. military is still there when they die, their children will wait as well.
There are two ways to stop the waiting. The first is to persuade individual insurgents that they can lead a safe, prosperous life if they put their weapons down. Right now, most Iraqis outside of Kurdistan have little incentive to prepare for an uncertain future. Many Iraqis able to leave the country have already done so. For those who remain, it is often safer to join the opposition than to work for the U.S.-backed authorities.See the full content of this document
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