The violence in Iraq is due to increased tensions with Syria. Our soldiers need to come home. We are not part of a diplomatic deployment.

Blasts kill four U.S. troops in northern Iraq (click here)
Tue Sep 8, 2009 12:02pm EDT
"Blasts kill four U.S. troops in northern Iraq"
BAGHDAD, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Two roadside bomb attacks killed four U.S. soldiers in northern and central Iraq on Tuesday, the U.S. military said, an unusually bloody day for American soldiers as they curtail their military their military activities....

...Talabani, a Kurd, told Reuters (click title to entry - thank you) after meeting with the council that the escalation of tensions was 'unacceptable.''

"This is not in the interest of Syria, Iraq or (other) Arab nations. Such a stand from the Iraqi government, without consultation with the presidency council, is illegal," he said.

A diplomatic feud has cropped up between the neighbouring nations since Aug. 19, when militants blew up truck bombs at two ministries in downtown Baghdad, killing almost 100 people.

Iraqi officials have blamed the attacks on Sunni Islamist al Qaeda militants and members of Saddam Hussein's banned Baath party, believed to be in Syria....

As Iraq establishes its presence on the world stage it will engage in relations with neighboring countries. It is not up to the USA Troops to 'refight' the war in Iraq to secure the interests of the new government.

Iraq had over six years to work out the wrinkles with countries at their borders and they didn't. A primary reason they didn't is because of the presence of USA troops.

One of the early directives that failed under the Bush/Cheney White House was the demand on Bremer to secure the borders of Iraq from infiltration of foreign entities from causing problems. It never happened and perhaps now that the USA is leaving the government of Syria will finally take their responsibility seriously and stop migration of hostile elements over its border into Iraq.