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August 23, 2006

To Stay or Not to Stay? That is NOT the Question

Like most Americans, I have arrived at the conclusion that I do not trust either the Republicans or the Democrats to handle the war situation in Iraq. But unlike most Americans, I'm not ambivalent about what I believe the solution is.

Republicans are saying we should "stay the course." Democrats are calling for immediate withdrawal. Both are wrong.

We cannot withdraw now or we will leave a horrid mess behind that will be worse for us than if we had never begun. But staying the course is only working to increase the country's internal strife, embolden terrorists, increase hatred of the U.S., and bankrupt our country.

Now maybe I've got my head up my ass, but I think it's time to withdraw the independent contractors, put the Iraqi people to work rebuilding their own country, and use their oil revenues to pay for it. This will get the Iraqi people personally invested in their country's success and remove their incentive to fight each other and us. Our forces should remain only to train them to police their own country and to provide security for the rebuilding effort. When that job is done, then we should get the hell out and let them enjoy the freedom and democracy we promised them when we toppled Saddam's regime three years ago.

Posted by Becky at August 23, 2006 11:23 AM