Eleven insurgent groups, eight of which are being led by the 1920 Revolution Brigades, have issued a counter proposal to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's plan for national reconciliation. The insurgent groups have offered to quit the battlefield if the following conditions are met:
• The United States agrees to withdraw foreign forces from Iraq in two years.
• An end to U.S. and Iraqi military operations against insurgent forces.
• Compensation for Iraqis killed by U.S. and government forces and reimbursement for property damage.
As I read this we can make the following observations. First, the insurgents agree with the liberals in the Senate that there should be firm withdrawal date...albeit one further away than John Kerry wants. Secondly, we must be doing some good work on the military front if the insurgents want us to stop. Winners of a war seldom sue for a cease-fire.
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