We're still in Iraq because we created a quagmire that won't be easy to extricate ourselves from. Bush Sr. understood, so we left when and as we did. Bush Jr. is dumb as a box of rocks, isn't capable of thinking beyond the end of his nose, and there we are. If we leave Iraq before it can fend for itself, it will be overtaken by Iran, sort of like the situation we're in in Afghanistan, only worse.

Nothing I'd like more than to pull out of both Iraq and Afghanistan. But doing so more likely than not, has consequences that are worse than staying and trying to stabilize the region. Even though stabilizing that region may not be possible. Did I mention that I don't think there are any good choices?

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