Victory in Iraq but Not for Neoconservatives
Jonathan Steele, The Guardian | November 27, 2008
Iraq's deal with the US to end the occupation means the complete defeat of the neoconservative plan to turn Iraq into a pro-western ally. ++ Iraqis no longer see the US as the lesser threat to al-Qaeda and subsequently want US troops out. ++ “The deal gives Iraq's national resistance almost everything it fought for” like veto over military actions and jurisdiction over troops who commit crimes. ++ The pact allows the US to retreat with dignity, but is not the sought after “platform from which to project US power across the Middle East.“
