The U.S. will not abandon Iraq according to President Bush. To me, it means that the U.S. will not abandon the Middle East. Abandoning Iraq means abandoning the new Middle East, a moderate, stable, civilized, modern and prosperous Middle East, and the nascent Middle East democratization movement for Iranian regime’s Islamic Middle East dominated by the Middle East totalitarian axis consisted of the last Baath, Hezbullah, Hamas and led by the Iranian regime. Then, this would be a disastrous blow to the U.S., Europe, the Middle East itself and the post-Cold War international order.

I definitely look positively at any deliberate prospective troops reduction, but setting a swift timetable of withdrawal, such as U.S. giving up, would blow up the reform movement and the liberal renaissance in the Middle East after Iraq and Lebanon’s liberation. Furthermore, that would also blow up the American interests and credibility in the region and would open the door to the Iranian extremist regional project, the Iranian regime’s promised Islamic Middle East.

Furthermore, we must clearly know that the success of Operation Iraqi Freedom is a requisite for ensuring international peace and security based on global democracy in the 21st century through a post-9/11 international order.

The post-Cold War chaotic international order is dying because it is no more able to tackle world problems and the new dangers and serious threats endangering the entire world, especially since 9/11. Preempting those dangers and threats, adapting to the changing geopolitics of the world and reacting to it, and creating the foundations of a new consistent and competent international order are requisites for future international peace and stability through a new world order based on global democratic values.

Whatever the mistakes made in Operation Iraqi Freedom were, this job should be done and completed until achieving success in this project. This is a Middle East need and an international necessity.