The most dangerous aspect of the Iraq war is that the American public is not paying attention, and when the public loses interest, so does our leader.

Jalal Talabani
President of Iraq and founder of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)

THIS WAR IS NOT OVER! When Vice President Joe Biden was recently in Iraq, meeting with top Iraqi and Kurdish representatives, rockets and mortar shells landed in the fortified Green Zone two days in a row, killing and injuring civilians.

Is anybody paying attention?

At GOALS FOR AMERICANS, we’ve been doing more than just paying attention. We’ve been offering thoughtful and bold advice since the beginning of this misbegotten War, and we are continuing that tradition with these ideas.

We have to stop deluding ourselves! Many of our fellow citizens think we can simply pull up stakes and get out of Iraq because the so-called “Surge” dramatically lowered the number of American casualties – a wonderful outcome we all celebrated.

Tariq al-Hashimi, one of Iraq's two
Vice Presidents and a top Sunni leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party

A substantial drop in American casualties is one thing, but sustainable peace and prosperity in Iraq is an entirely different matter.

While Americans turn away from Iraq, Iraq smolders.

►We appealed to Bush not to attack in 2003!
►We promoted an Iraq Federated Republic Idea in 2006!
►We developed Plan V. and sent it to the Bush Whitehouse and all of Congress in 2008!

None of this was implemented by the past administration!

Our new Administration with President Obama and VP Biden at the lead must now DO SOMETHING!

HERE’S THE PLAN–

THIS WAR IS NOT OVER!

At GOALS FOR AMERICANS, we are sounding the alarm; our commitment in Iraq is far from over. Democracy in Iraq is being strangled to death by primitive tribalism and religious extremism.

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani
#1 Shiite Cleric
The most influential religious figure in Iraq today

We are now calling for The Iraq Federated Republic, including five provinces or regions–made by appropriate arrangement of their 18 provinces.

The rocket fire that landed less than a mile from Vice President Biden is all the proof we need! Six years after the war and occupation began, our people are still in mortal danger in Iraq, even within the walls of the most secure area in the entire country.

This demonstrates to us that victory in Iraq is still a dangerous mirage.

Moqtada al-Sadr, Shiite Cleric
Leader of the Mahdi Army

The Obama administration MUST support General Odierno to the hilt and reclaim the high ground and move forcefully to alter events in Iraq while we still have leverage.

If we stand back and watch Iraq self-destruct, then we will be as much to blame as the Iraqis themselves.

If we let Iraq slide into civil war, all of our terrible losses will have been in vain, as well as the loss of so many brave Iraqis who joined us in heart and spirit.

Prime Minister Maliki,
our partner for success and the future

For Maliki’s sake and for his support we must initiate and create the new Iraq Federated Republic.