Another Step

The Iraqi Parliament has approved the latest version of the agreements to get us out of Iraq. True, approval of the Presidential Council is required. True, there will be a referendum in July of next year. True, the Sunnis' approval is somewhat tentative. But, if all these steps pass and we agree, then the deal is that we will be out of the cities by July 1 and out of the country by NewYear's Day of 2012. In the meantime, the Iraqis will have oversight of our troops. Whether this is the same agreement Bush is prepared to sign is unclear.