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Originally posted by arcsine
I am simple minded and not as wise as many here, please tell me what "victory in Iraq" means and how it can be achieved?
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Well, in 2003 it meant sending a properly sized invasion force supported by a well established TPFDL with a clear post-war plan for restabilization.
Today....?
Today it means getting the hell out of there without managing to further embolden the terrorists.
Because if we leave in a state of chaos, Al Q and company will be emboldened beyond words, and our problems are going to get a lot closer to home.
Bin Laden has stated numerous times that the moment he realized he could defeat the US was immediately after the pullout in Somalia because we lost 19 men and they got dragged around naked on TV.
So it would behoove us greatly to not just up and surrender Iraq to ze bad guys.