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Originally posted by fintstone
I would also agree with most of what you said...except the part about our military doing all the "heavy lifting." Lots more Iraqi soldiers and policemen are dying in the streets than our soldiers. They are certainly pulling their weight....in you define that in lives lost.
It would be nice to back away and let them fend for themselves....but we could never handle the political fallout. Heck, we kept/still have soldiers in Germany, Japan, South Korea, and Yugoslavia for many years while those countries rebuilt.
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When I say heavy lifting, I mean they are the rock solid infrastructure against which the Iraqi military can even exist. Without our boys there, it would be a whole different ball game. The Iraqis would have to create their own military from scratch and fight hard and long if they wanted to own their country. Now it's sort of rent to own deal.
not saying I have the answers, and don't think we should just leave, but I think the current set-up is a recipe for disaster down the road.
Good discussion.