Iraq’s President Talabani says that Democratic leaders told him that they do not plan on leaving Iraq any time soon.
“They all told me that they want the success of Iraq’s democratically elected government and continued support for the Iraqi people to defeat terrorism,� Talabani said about his trip to the United States in late September as many were predicting the Democratic congressional triumph in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
“One of them (a Democrat leader) told me that any early withdrawal will be a catastrophe for the United States and the world,� Talabani, speaking from his northern hometown of Sulaimaniyah, told the Dubai-based Al-Jazeera satellite broadcaster.
The Democrats are now in positions of power: they control both the Senate and the House. (Rightfully) attacking Bush for his Iraq policy won’t cut it from now on: they have to come up with their own plans.
We’ll see.
