Let’s review recent news from Iraq …
The U.S. military suffers its 4000th death.
In the long run, the war costs American taxpayers as much as $3,000,000,000,000 … that’s three trillion dollars, folks.
The “Surge” has turned into a perpetual deployment.
And now the Shi’a cease fire unravels.
Even Petraeus admits that the Iraqi politicians have not used the lull provided by the Surge and the Shi’a cease fire to come to political solutions over the division of power and oil wealth. The current escalation in casualties proves that except for limited improvements in Baghdad and Anbar, the “success” of the Surge is a complete illusion.
Now, unless this bloody genie gets put back in the bottle quickly, the Shi’a gangs (calling themselves political parties) are going to duke it out to determine who will be Capo of Iraq.
Meanwhile, McCain and most of the Republican Party want to keep this going for 100 years or more??? That’s insanity.
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anonymous
// Mar 25, 2008 at 2:28 pm
While you make some good points, it’s also important to note that the US was in Germany and Japan for several years after we destroyed their countries in WWII. Not the same thing, I admit, but to get on the military for being stuck after five years in a war unlike any we have fought (save Vietnam) isn’t fair.
However, you are right that it’s sad and tragic that nothing has been done in the past year to try to figure out how to get out there sooner rather than later.
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