Author Commentary: Alan G. Jamieson
In a Globe and Mail op-ed published on Wednesday, August 15, Alan Jamieson considers the telling parallels between the British occupation of Egypt from 1882 to 1919 and the now four-year U.S. occupation of Iraq. In particular, he considers when and how the U.S. will finally withdraw from Iraq. He notes:
Thus, the Americans probably face stronger pressure to leave Iraq than was exerted on the British in Egypt, but they may still feel they have compelling reasons to stay, whatever the political debate at home.Like the British in Egypt, the Americans may promise year after year to leave Iraq, yet still hang on. Whether they will match the British record of a "temporary" occupation that lasted for three-quarters of a century is another matter.