Democratic Congressman John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania announced in November, 2005, ôOur troops have become the primary target of insurgencyàwe have become a catalyst for violence. ItÆs time to bring them homeö (Babington, 2005, p. A01). The call for immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, who are ôdemoralizedö and ôpoorly equippedö according to the Hawkish lawmaker, would take about six months (Babington, 2005, p. A01). MurthaÆs announcement stunned even like-minded democrats and outraged many Republicans. President Bush blasted the remarks by the Vietnam veteran who voted in favor of the War in Iraq, maintaining they unite the enemy and fuel insurgency. Though the Bush Administration needs to develop an effective policy for ending the War in Iraq, now is not the right time for American troops to be withdrawn despite MurthaÆs sentiments.
The Middle East continues to be one of the most volatile regions in the world. Many fault former President George H.W. Bush for tensions that escalated during the 1990s and early 2000s because he did remove U.S. presence from Iraq after the Gulf War. This allowed Saddam Hussein to continue his tyrannies against the people of Iraq and undermined the already fragile peace in the region. Now that the U.S. and its allies have invaded Iraq, toppled the Hussein government, and have destroyed many lives and property in the process, it is unconscionable for troops to be withdrawn before real peace, stability, and order are achieved. As Bush spokesman Scott McClellan called it, in reference to MurthaÆs statements, ôThe eve of an historic democratic election in Iraq is not the time to surrender to the terroristsö (Bash, & Walsh, 2005, p. 1).
The economy, government, and cities of Iraq lie in ruins. Many internal factions still engage in violent and deadly struggles for supremacy. The recent election outcome that favored Hamas, a group that supp
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