The following was written by Tamanna A., the special girl in my life; it’s her view on the current situation of Iraq. It’s well written and well organized. Please comment after you finish reading it; she’ll appreciate it.

With the Iraqi nation deteriorating each day and descending into civil war it is very important for the American troops to withdraw. Bush failed to prove that there were any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; however, he was able to capture Saddam Hussein. And as far as decreasing terrorism in Iraq, it seems that the attacks have been increasing. The rising death among U.S. troops and Iraqis is narrowing down Bush’s options. The idea that U.S. can prevent Iraq from going into civil war or even establish a stable democracy has been long lost so, why are our troops still there? What is Bush trying to prove?

Bush should really think about more effective plans with the little time he has left in office to gain back the publics support. Bush had tried to convince the public that he had a perfect plan before the November elections, but with the victory of Democrats, it clearly shows that not many people believe in him anymore. Billions of dollars have been wasted and many lives have been taken so that Bush can prove that he was right. He refused and still refuses to accept the fact that his plan failed.

Al- Sadr is also another big issue. Sadr seems to be the single most powerful political leader in Iraq. Without him removed Iraq will soon go into civil war. The country has already divided into three groups; Kurds, Sunni and Shiite. We need to find someone who is strong enough to hold together the three groups that have now formed in Iraq. Is Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki right for the job? According to Washington Post, during the conference with the Prime Minister, Bush honored him as “the right guy for Iraq.”. Well, only time will tell.
The only way to make the Iraqi government do anything for themselves would be to reorganize our troops to the borders of Iraq and let the Iraqis deal with their own problems. Let the Iraqis have their civil war if that’s the only way the country’s problems will be solved. This will reduce the need for American troops in Iraq and give the Iraqi people what they want, control of what happens in their own country without interferences from outsiders. The government and the Iraqi army can only take control of its own country is when the U.S lets them. How long can we baby sit? Sooner or later the Iraqi government has to take control and they will decide what is best for their country. Who are we to always interfere with other affairs of other countries?

Bush’s dream for a unified Iraq has been shattered long ago and the country has been dividing day by day. The best option right now is for a partition and it seems that the country has already been headed toward that direction with the new constitution. According to Time magazine, 80 % of Iraqi voters approved the new constitution. This constitution will allow three powerful groups their own government, control over oil resources in their own territory, and allow them to have their own regional army.

After meeting President Bush in Jordan, Mr. Maliki told ABC News, “I can say that Iraqi forces will be ready, fully ready to receive this command and to command its own forces, and I can tell you that by next June our forces will be ready,�. Well, after watching ABC news, our troops are training the Iraqi military and Bush won’t withdraw our troops until the country is ready to support itself or until the government doesn’t ask them to leave. It seems as if the country is already very much dependent on the US. There is very little doubt that Mr. Maliki will be ready by next June. I guess we have no choice but to wait and see.

We can keep sending troops in so they can be killed or we can bring them home. Bush needs to admit he was wrong and ask other countries for help. Sometimes even the most powerful country needs help from others. If he is afraid that by pulling back, Iraq will be more destabilized then he needs to come up with better plans, because until we let Mr. Maliki run his own country and give him his responsibilities, we will never know whether he can do the job or not. We can’t keep sending more troops; this isn’t our fight any more. We did what we could and now it is out of our control.

This war in Iraq has become a chaos and our troops haven’t made any improvements, but it seems that matters have gone worse. It doesn’t seem like a civil war but more of a religious war between Sunnis and Shiites. What more can we do by staying there but letting our troops die in a war that we have already lost a long time ago. I believe that now is the time we give all the responsibilities over to Mr. Maliki and withdraw our troops. America needs to wake up and stop letting our troops die for the mistake that one man had made. Bush is being arrogant, but we can not be, because the lives of our troops are at stake.

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