Closing Time

Ya know how, when you stay at the bar a little too late, and the bartender says "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here?"

Well 82 Iraqi lawmakers want foreign troops outta there.

Iraqi lawmakers from across the political spectrum called for the
withdrawal of foreign forces from their country in a letter released to
the media June 19.

The move comes as U.S. President George W. Bush is under increasing
domestic pressure to set a timetable for the pullout of American forces
in the face of an increasing death toll at the hands of insurgents.

Eighty-two Shiite, Kurdish, Sunni Arab, Christian and communist
deputies made the call in a letter sent by Falah Hassan Shanshal of
the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA), the largest group in parliament, to
speaker Hajem al-Hassani.

Some of those who signed urged that a detailed timetable be established
for the withdrawal.

I think leaving Iraq is a swell idea, but what scares me is the "you don't have to go home" part. Is there an after party? Are we just going to pass out in the car? Should we take a cab home? Are we too drunk to drive? Should we booty call someone? If so, who? This just leaves things wide open, and I'm not too sure Preznit Bush is going to make a responsible decision.

I'm afraid he's gonna decide to go to a horrible after party and we're gonna hook up with somebody that we don't like that much seeing as how we are drunk with power and military might. Then we just can't shake them. They keep calling and won't leave us alone for months. Not to mention the expense and hassle of changing our phone number, changing the locks, etc.

Good grief! We so don't need this.