Sir, you are right about there being “No easy route to an Iraq withdrawal” April 11, but one of the main reasons for that is perhaps that the where-to-withdraw has not been very clearly defined. Withdrawing to a place close by, perhaps even to the borders of Iraq, to see how it goes means a world of difference from a withdrawal to Kansas, USA, from where no politician is going to be able to suggest to take any American troops out, for decades.