Murtha's plan for disengaging from Iraq is basically to remove the US troops from within Iraq within 6 months and to position approximately 50,000 troops in neighboring countries. These forces would be there to provide quick strike capability in case terrorist organizations within Iraq need to be neutralized. Murtha's plan has alot going for it, and it has gotten people talking about a disengagement strategy. However, while we should get our troops out of fighting ASAP, there are key tasks that Murtha has omitted and which need to be included in any final strategy for Iraq. The current debate is really just a discussion on timing - "stay the course" versus "withdraw immediately/soon". And this one dimensional debate is not going to lead to an effective solution for Iraq. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/12/11/133322/16Clark doesn't "advocate" this war and never has....he just understands better than some that leaving a big mess behind would most likely drag us back when we least expected it!
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