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Joe Conason's suggestion implies that negotiations are an end to themselves. Just what is this negotiation going to be about, and who is going to participate in it? As others have pointed out, what credibility does the US have in brokering such discussions?
If you are an insurgent, and you believe you are winning (because you are) and believe that the US will eventually get tired of paying the price of staying in Iraq (because it will), why would you put down your bombs to negotiate?
If there is going to be a civil war when we withdraw, it's going to happen whether we withdraw in 2006 or in 2008. The only difference is how many Americans and Iraqis will die in the meantime. We are a big part of the problem and no part of the solution. We should withdraw as soon as practicable.
