Something is missing - Iraq!

When the President spoke this past January, he said:

A successful strategy for Iraq goes beyond military operations. Ordinary Iraqi citizens must see that military operations are accompanied by visible improvements in their neighborhoods and communities. So America will hold the Iraqi government to the benchmarks it has announced.

To establish its authority, the Iraqi government plans to take responsibility for security in all of Iraq's provinces by November. To give every Iraqi citizen a stake in the country's economy, Iraq will pass legislation to share oil revenues among all Iraqis. To show that it is committed to delivering a better life, the Iraqi government will spend $10 billion of its own money on reconstruction and infrastructure projects that will create new jobs. To empower local leaders, Iraqis plan to hold provincial elections later this year. And to allow more Iraqis to re-enter their nation's political life, the government will reform de-Baathification laws, and establish a fair process for considering amendments to Iraq's constitution.

I haven't been able to totally dissect Petraeus' testimony to congress, but I didn't hear much about the plans for Iraq "to take responsibility for security in all of Iraq's provinces by November." I may have missed it in my balancing act between school, family, and blogging, so maybe someone can steer me in the right direction.

I also can't find much on the passed legislation "to share oil revenues among all Iraqis. To show that it is committed to delivering a better life, the Iraqi government will spend $10 billion of its own money on reconstruction and infrastructure projects that will create new jobs." Did I miss that too, I mean, I have been busy.

Regardless, I'll stick with what I said here after last January's Surge Speech

we must be aware of the consequences of an unstable Iraq in an already unstable region. Walking away now is not an option, presenting the Iraqi government with our ultimatum is.

But like the President said last January

I've made it clear to the Prime Minister and Iraq's other leaders that America's commitment is not open-ended. If the Iraqi government does not follow through on its promises, it will lose the support of the American people -- and it will lose the support of the Iraqi people.

I am going to wait till I hear the President's address tomorrow. But if he struggles with keeping his word, again, he may lose me before the first of the year. And with so few Americans supporting his efforts in Iraq, there aren't many "me's" left.

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