The War In Iraq: Our Options

[Mr. Paleoconservative]

This war needs to begin the end now.  There should be a responsible time-table with a maximum deadline so we may surprise the enemy and pull out earlier (like we did with the transfer of power to the Iraqis) before they can mount a full assault.  We are fighting a war for a people who's government and a great many citizens refuses to stand up and fight, and who's government and a large segment of the population expect us to finance their government in blood and treasure. 

It is high time we stop marching around the world for what the Neocon elites decide to be in "our" best interests, when it is only in their interests, all while the average working folks make the sacrifice.  This war has come at a high price in blood and treasure, and the folks who drug us into it say we should stay the course or even escalate.  I have never heard of somebody digging themselves out of a hole, though the Neocons seem to think it is possible as long as they are not the ones doing the digging.

If Iraq cannot stand as an independent government, it will not be because we did not send enough of our men and women to die, or that we did not give them enough of our money.  It will solely be a result of the Iraqi people not uniting against the radical segments of the population in that country, and the failure of the Iraqi government to stand up and start fighting for it's own future.