Reply #50: That is pretty much in line with what Clark called for. [View All]

[dogman]

During the campaign his suggestion was pulling US troops into a "small footprint". He suggested turning over the rebuilding of Iraq to the Iraqis and other nations who would provide security and training for the Iraqis. The Us troops would have been held in reserve for reaction to unrest that overwhelmed the Iraqis or security so Iraq's neighbors would not be inclined to invade. As soon as other nations and the Iraqis could provide those needs we would pull out. The key to our pullout would be removing US companies. This would have shown we had no interest in controlling Iraq and would have relieved us of security for these corporate interests. He also advocated active diplomacy with all of the surrounding nations without threatening their security.