Unfortunately, we CAN NOT get out of Iraq now.
Kerry's an Idiot for not simply stating we can NO LONGER DEBATE on whether or not we should have gone.
We now have to deal with the TOTAL cost of the war as a sunk cost. We can not really debate on how much funds or soldiers we need to allocate, we simply need to allocate them to stabilize Iraq in the LONG TERM (10 years perhaps).
We have substantially changed the climate of the Mid EAst...
Consider...
1.) Iraq was under a secular dictator
2.) Saddam was only mildly religious, basically at pts when he needed help against the U.S.
3.) Iran feared attacks from Saddam
4.) Iran is a theocracy.
Now Iran is free to build nukes, and build up their military without fear of attacks. In addition, they are infiltrating Iraq in order to establish a government that is more of a theocracy...
Now, since radical Islam is part of the problem we are facing...we can't allow it to take root.
Otherwise we DID do it for nothing.
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Originally posted by KRL
Saddam's regime was removed from power. The core mission was accomplished.
The seeds of democracy have been planted. Its up to the Iraqis to make them grow or wither now.
By staying in any longer we're only going to make things worse.
If they need military support going forward they should go to the United Nations.
This is where the US blows it. Staying in to long.
The job was done, now its time to leave and let the world provide security resources if they are asked for.
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