Going to war in Iraq was, in my opinion, a mistake - and such an obvious mistake that it seems unbelievable we blundered in.
So the thought of drawing the debacle to a conclusion does appeal and there is immediate happiness at the vote in America. But, like any policy of setting a withdrawal timetable, could it be the wrong way to deal with a problem "we" created?
Turning back time and starting again (or not) would be great. But as we can't do that, is just getting out of there the best option? Maybe it is, I'm no military strategist. It does potentially seem just to be an easy option and an attempt to accept (rightly) that we were wrong in the first place.
Either way, it's people with a much better knowledge than me that now need to make the decision - but it shouldn't be made on the basis of trying to correct old wrongs, it needs to be made on the basis of what is best for the Iraqi people and our troops *now*, in the circumstances we find ourselves.
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now that House has voted for troop withdrawal i think there is going to be a change in iraq war policy.
mr bush will veto the bill, still it will put pressure to make some changes
bhumika
US news desk, the newsroom
Agreed.
That's why I'm not convinced by the withdraw our troops now position.
Not because of any 'signal' it might send, but because it may lead to an even worse situation in Iraq.
It looks like the result would be a split Iraq with Iran dominating one part, the Kurds in the north (who are in the best position right now) being threatened by Turkey and the rest being a massive Al Qaeda training ground...
It sure is funny how Popular Opinion helped pave the way for the Admin to send our brothers off to Iraq but now... Where is Popular Opinion? Seems to me, it simply does not matter any longer. Silly public opinion, it only matters when it fits a certain agenda.
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