It could sound like one hand clapping, but it doesn't mean it is.
There isn't going to be a civil war, the insurgency there isn't anywhere near as strong as it was earlier.
And the United States isn't a nation that is going to cut and run from iraq now.
We'll leave when the job is done.
Not "evacuate" or "retreat".
Then we don't need to be there. We're losing more people this month than last, which doesn't point to a weakening insurgency. Either way, we need to leave.
And the United States isn't a nation that is going to cut and run from iraq now. We'll leave when the job is done.
We're not a nation that runs on slogans. If we can finally agree on a reason we're there - to establish democracy, then we should declare victory and leave. The biggest threat to a fledgeling democracy is the perception that it's under the boots of an occupying army. The Iraqi forces will never bear the full load of protecting their own nation if we're always there to back them up.