Even the British are leaving Iraq

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Author(s)	Los Angeles Times editorial board
Source	Los Angeles Times
Date	October 9, 2007
URL	http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-basra9oct09,0,6119003.story
Quote	"So the British will not leave behind a peaceful Basra, but they are nonetheless right to leave it. The United States should take note and recognize that it is a delusion to believe that any foreign occupier can stop Iraqi factions hellbent on fighting for power. We owe the Iraqis our best efforts at mediation, but to insist on stability as a prerequisite for withdrawal is to commit to indefinite and fruitless military occupation."

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This item argues for the position Coalition troops should pull out on the topic Post-invasion Iraq.