Ramsfeld compared the possible departure from Iraq with the return of Germany under the control of the Nazis

The premature departure of the United States from Iraq would become the "modern equivalent" of the return of post -war Germany under the control of the Nazis. This opinion is expressed by the US Secretary of Defense Donald Ramsfeld in his article “What we have achieved in Iraq”, published today in The Washington Post , on the occasion of the third anniversary of the current operation in the Persian Gulf zone.

It is noteworthy that the chief of the Pentagon does not give a clear and convincing response to the material set by himself in the material header. At the same time, he argues that the arguments in favor of building a “free and democratic” Iraq are currently as obvious as three years ago.

"The free and stable Iraq will not attack its neighbors, conspire with terrorists, pay rewards to the families of self -assassin to families and strive to kill Americans," the head of the US military department believes.

“You must understand,” he continues, “that the vast majority of Iraqis want the actions of the coalition to be successful. They do not want the victory of extremists.”

According to Ramsfeld, "terrorists are trying to rekindle the civil war" in Iraq. However, the high -ranking representative of the Bush administration is convinced, "the terrorists seem to realize that they suffer a defeat in Iraq." “It seems to me that the story will prove that this is the case,” writes the US Minister of Defense.