Annan: U.S. Troops Trapped in Iraq

The soon to be former UN Chief describes the quagmire in Iraq accurately:

US forces are trapped in Iraq, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has said, warning that Washington must find the right time to leave without plunging the country deeper into chaos.

"On the question of the military presence, it is a difficult issue. The US is in a way trapped in Iraq, trapped in the sense that it cannot stay and it cannot leave," Annan told a press conference Tuesday.

His solution to the problem won't go over too well with the neocons, though:

Annan also welcomed Syria's decision on Tuesday to resume diplomatic ties with Iraq after a 26-year break, and said other regional neighbours such as Iran should be part of the solution.

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Also not going over well with the neocons:

Iraq and Syria agreed on Tuesday to restore full diplomatic relations after a break of nearly a quarter of a century, in a move Iraq hopes may help stem what it says is Syrian support for militants.