Rumsfeld actually gave good reason to leave Iraq

On his way to pay a surprise visit to Iraq, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said something very true about the insurgency when talking to the media:

"We're at a point now when the security situation depends as much onthe reconciliation process and on the strengthening of (government)ministries," Rumsfeld told reporters traveling with him on anunannounced visit to Iraq. "Success in those areas will determine thesuccess from a security standpoint."

"It's as much a political task as anything," he said.

Precisely!  It certainly more of a political task than anything.  So the question becomes how do you win it politically?  Do you continue to maintain an American occupation in Iraq, which angers locals and helps recruit foreign terrorists to flood the borders and target our brave soldiers?  Or, on the other hand, do you take the American face off the occupation, redeploy to the periphery and start destroying Al Qaeda all over the world instead of letting them come to us like we are today?  Donald Rumsfeld just gave the best reason why we should begin a significant transition out of Iraq.  Thanks Rummy!