My Tide Has Turned
I now feel that we should leave Iraq, effective immediately. It's time to come home and stop draining the domestic coffers of every last cent that would better be spent on healthcare, Social Security, and public education.
It's time to leave Iraq's fate up to the beleaguered Iraqis; if they can't make it on their own, then our staying there is only delaying the inevitable. The cost-to-benefit ratio of remaining an occupying force has tipped toward the negative column, especially given the multi-billion dollar spending package that Congress just approved for the Pentagon and the Iraq and Afghanistan "conflicts."
I've had it with watching our domestic woes increase, our international reputation slump, and the sectarian violence in Iraq increase.
It's time to leave Iraq's fate up to the beleaguered Iraqis; if they can't make it on their own, then our staying there is only delaying the inevitable. The cost-to-benefit ratio of remaining an occupying force has tipped toward the negative column, especially given the multi-billion dollar spending package that Congress just approved for the Pentagon and the Iraq and Afghanistan "conflicts."
I've had it with watching our domestic woes increase, our international reputation slump, and the sectarian violence in Iraq increase.
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