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To: kumar who wrote (219044)	2/18/2007 12:33:07 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Therefore, we should leave the country and let them manage it in whatever way they want. One of the great things about being an American is having the right to any opinion you like. One of the down sides is that the President, who is the Commander in Chief of the military, doesn't have to listen to you.

To: kumar who wrote (219044)	3/15/2007 4:51:19 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

It was 2003 when I posted on SI that the US invasion of Iraq was a mistake UNLESS we were prepared to be there (AND PAY THE PRICE) for a generation long worth of time, effort and money. If one understands that 30 years under a dictator has shaped the thought process of the current adult, and it takes about the same time to educate todays kids (tomorrows adults) that the world has changed, its not hard to understand the results we have seen. That was a good post. The Polish blogger Arthur Chrenkoff christened it the "Post Totalitarian Stress Disorder" My reaction is simple: we're in, our credibility is on the line, we cannot just skedaddle without paying a horrible cost, and the Mideast will pay a worse one. Which will be blamed on us because Arabs are frankly speaking, never treated as adult moral agents by the BBC. I do not think it is obvious that "we" do not want to stay. Americans like winners, and will pay a large price if they see a chance for a good outcome. That is why the Dem strategy has been so centered on reporting that Iraq is already lost, was lost from day one. But don't forget they support the troops. The way the war has been reported, it's more surprising there is any support left for it.