Begin to bring the troops home from Iraq, and this will change. The work there is just about done. The Iraqis should be carrying the bulk of the burden at this point.
Bad idea.
Iran and Syria can't wait for that day to come. We are in Iraq for the long haul.
Recently I heard that there are now 350,000 Iraqi soldiers, USA made them self reliant, I support our troops they did a fantastic job there (and still are) they make us all proud,
so now they should be able to begin to return to their families. Not to mention the amount that would be cut from the budget to help to lower the deficit.
But we trust our Military to decide when our troops can return. Meanwhile we pray for them daily!
No way, that will just be spun as "due to dropping poll numbers Bush was forced to admit..."the war was flawed, based on false premises...blah, blah, blah...." There's lots revisionist history already going on... premature withdrawal would make a royal mess of things, just adding more arguments for "it's not worth it", "it's too hard", "we had no business" blah, blah. What's important to remember, is... it's not just about Iraq. Iraq is only one battlefied.
"Begin to bring the troops home from Iraq, and this will change. The work there is just about done. The Iraqis should be carrying the bulk of the burden at this point."
No Way that is a good idea and no way this will make a lasting poll difference. I say let's say we are bringing them home, but don't. See what happens
Iraq is no where near us pulling out or even some out. I say 20 years and we will see a difference -- I am low balling it.
As for Bush, his importance may not be known for another 30 years. By then everyone will have no choice but to see he was/is one of the most influential men our country has had the good fortune to have in office.