Bush sees South Korea model for Iraq...

Oh God! Let me tell you why this is NOT an alternative. First, South Korea is part of a Peninsula. The South Koreans have only one border. That is the one guarded by all those South Korean and U.S. troops. Generally, many South Koreans want the presence of U.S. troops - if they don't really like us, they are pragmatic enough to know that this keeps the border calm. It was a negotiated peace, uneasy at times, but made possible by a heavily guarded border between North and South.

Iraq has borders with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Syria, Turkey and Iran. Did I leave anyone out? Iraqi's of various sects and groups have been polled. They all want the foreign occupiers out! All of those other countries want us to leave as well. We're trying desperately to stabilize the situation before we do, but the U.S. has overstayed it's welcome.

I realize the goal was to set up a series of permanent American bases throughout the Mid East, but my vision was to see the countries of the Arab lands and greater Middle East come together and help Iraq stay peaceful.

The United States can NOT be the world's sole police force.