Conservatives think we should stay in Iraq so we don't "lose the war" and to protect ourselves from terrorism. If any liberals think we should stay in the war, it's so we don't leave Iraq a mess - the old Gen. Powell doctrine.
I struggle with this a lot.
My first idea was to leave Iraq now and see what happens. Maybe there is so much fighting simply because the U.S. is in Iraq. Maybe it would stop. If a civil war or genocide begins, we could come back later, maybe with a U.N. imperative. But the cost of leaving, in itself, is incredible according to a recent Morning Edition story.
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