"With pressure building in Washington for an American troop pullout,
Iraqis who have worked closely with U.S. companies and military forces are
begging their employers for assurances that they will be able to leave with
them.
'They must take care of the people who worked with the Americans,'
said Hayder, an Iraqi who has worked for several U.S. companies since coalition
forces entered Iraq. ...
A woman who has worked closely with the U.S.
military said she was deeply worried about what will happen when the Americans
leave.
'Who is going to protect us?' she asked during an interview near her
home in downtown Baghdad.
When the Americans leave, all those who worked
with them 'must leave also,' said another woman who has been forced to move to
Jordan. She asked that her name not be used in order to protect her extended
family still living in Baghdad."
One of the strongest arguments in support of maintaining our struggle for freedom in Iraq is the fate of those that are working with the Americans there. They are risking their lives, standing up to the terrorists that want America to fail and want Iraq to fail. If they are going to take these steps, if young men are going to take the step of joining the Iraqi army they need to know that America is going to support them, and help them. A sudden pull out of troops from Iraq means that many of those who worked with Americans in Iraq will be targeted and killed, the Iraqis know that. If they cannot trust us to continue the fight, they will not join the fight.
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