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While I think it is not a bad idea to consider pulling all civilians out of Iraq, it is not so simple. A large portion of our contingent in Iraq is comprised of civilian contractors (Berg was not one of these) employed by the military to do jobs vitally necessary to the success of this mission. They are people who have chosen to be there and frankly we cannot win this war or at least bring it to a relatively peaceful conclusion without their assistance. It may, however, be time to determine the long term pros and cons of using civilian contractors to do traditional military jobs.
Additionally, would that include journalists, U.N. workers or Red Cross/Red Cresent representatives who are also U.S. citizens? It is just not a simple situation.
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