It just occurred to me that our "failure" to secure a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with Iraq begs the larger question of why we needed one in the first place. We didn't need a SOFA with Germany after defeating the Nazis, so why did we need one to keep U.S. forces in Iraq after defeating the Saddam regime? I am beginning to think that this "failure" was actually intended to provide political cover by blaming the Iraqis for our disastrous withdrawal.