I slowly develop a feeling that I never thought could enter my mind: a nostalgic longing to see Rumsfeld back in office:

Taking the US troops out of the danger areas and daily patrols and only use them for some time as a last resort in case of threats the Iraqi government cannot deal with was not such a bad idea in comparison to what happens now. It even could have been a start for a much better policy of rare (I don't dare to hope for: no) intervention.

Wolfgang