[chambley1]

We aren't at war because we already won the war. Our troops are peacekeepers and they're being murdered.

[fr_freak]

We aren't at war because we already won the war. Our troops are peacekeepers and they're being murdered.

If we had packed up all our stuff and cleared out the day after we captured Hussein, Iraq would have reverted to an Islamic hellhole just like Afghanistan did, posing a substantial threat in the same way, and guaranteeing that our troops would be back in that country re-taking it in just a few years or less. It is far better to do the job right the first time so we don't have to go through all of this again.

The transition of peacekeeping responsibilities to the Iraqis is ongoing. It is a slow process, but it is being done. Any attempt to abort the process before it is finished will, indeed, weaken the United States for a couple of reasons:
1) A chaotic Iraq will be overrun by Taliban-like Muslim fanatics
2)The United States will look frightened and weak for pulling out before the job is done, thereby encouraging Muslim fanatics to fight on, and believe that Allah is on their side. I cannot stress this aspect enough.

All of those people who are weak-kneed and whiny about how US troops are being killed need to shut the hell up and let those with courage finish the job. That includes people with relatives serving in Iraq right now (for some reason, it seems to be the prevailing philosophy that one suddenly has greater insight into the nature of the Iraq war just because one knows someone else who joined up to fight). Those in uniform right now were willing to put themselves at risk to get a job done and they don't need whiny naysayers pulling the rug out from under them.

[Eagle of Liberty]

Were you on Rush yesterday?

BTW, you make an excellent point.