In the first of a five-part series of editorials the SEATTLE TIMES called today for a withdrawal from Iraq.
The time has come to begin planning an exit from Iraq. We are not wanted there, and we have no legitimate national interest in staying.
Our original war aim, the toppling of Saddam Hussein, has been achieved. It is now apparent that we are not even close to achieving the add-on mission of creating a democratic, law-abiding Iraqi state in which Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds share power.
The TIMES endorsed Bush in 2000 and has generally been willing since then to give him and his administration the benefit of the doubt. The benefit is gone, but the doubt remains!
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