The Window Slams Shut
March 30th, 2006 | by Paul Merda |John Robb predicted the scenario that is currently ripping Iraq apart back in 2004.
The establishment of . . . loyalist paramilitaries in Iraq would quickly put the insurgency on the defensive. Over the next year, their activities will likely result in a level of “controlled chaos” sufficient to allow the US to withdraw its forces. Additionally, these militias could operate while the government maintains a fig leaf of democracy.
However, the United States instead of withdrawing mistook the violence as a success. What will be the result of staying? Instead of leaving on our own accord and with minimal casualties, we will be forced out as Iraq spirals into chaos. The Window (of opportunity) has slammed shut.