If the American military begins to withdrawal, there will be no need for these armed groups.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We must have a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. forces - or at the very least a plan for it - something the administration has incredulously failed to do for over two years.
Until and unless we could disband these militias, this country won't be able to function properly.
If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army.
Leaving Iraq without military assistance during its transition, and before it is stable enough to ensure its own citizens' security, would pose a tremendous risk. We must complete our mission.
Today, we are not likely to need to organize local militias for our defense now we have something called the Pentagon.
A military presence does not need to be used to be useful.
On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind.
Nor should the U.S. military be forced to remain in Iraq essentially as an army for one side of a civil war.
I do not care whether you're a Democrat or you're a Republican or an independent. We must pull for the people who are wearing the uniform of the armed forces. These people weren't drafted. They enlisted, because they believe.
The War will leave none of us as it found us.