Even as I continue to support the efforts of our troops and the Bush administration in Iraq, I agree that a successful conclusion to the operation is desirable. Part of success is the ability to stand on one's own feet and to take charge of one's own future. Reports of significant budget surpluses for the Iraqi government are an indicator of the success of both our efforts to reconstruct their country and of their own efforts at establishing a sound economic basis for survival.
While it is desirable that we continue to have a significant role in how the Iraqi economy is shaped as it moves toward our disengagement, it is also desirable for the Iraqi people to take greater responsibility for their own success. It is time that they utilize the oil revenue that has been enabled due to our efforts, to invest in their own country. I agree with Senator Cornyn's call for the Defense Department to begin transitioning reconstruction of Iraq's infrastructure to the Iraqi government. Let them pay their own way now that the means are available.
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