"would lead to MORE violence" says the article, it just wasn't captured in the title.
But you certainly should get the point. Now, the violence is in its last stretch -- they weren't able to prevent people voting. We are about to turn the corner, showing that despite the violence, there is progress.
Pulling out would be SURRENDER plain and simple and the terrorists would turn Iraq into a terrorist base, as they did with Afghanistan, until we liberated that country.
I think it was Laz who once had a tagline about proudly posting without reading the article?
I should have it as mine sometimes.