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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (423148)	4/23/2011 6:33:52 AM
From: unclewest	6 Recommendations Respond to of 793955

We haven't got all that many troops in Iraq now, and we could keep them there as 'advisors' if we thought it necessary. That would save face for Maliki. Maliki is temporary. So is his face. The report as of last month indicated 47,000 US Troops remain in Iraq, and all other nations have withdrawn their troops. We cannot afford to leave our troops there. Any way you look at it, we cannot afford to do that. So far Iraq has cost us - $900+ Billion 4,430+ US soldiers dead 32,000 US soldiers wounded All 7 of my grandkids are coming here tomorrow. They always have lots of difficult questions for papa. How should I explain those expenditures and why they should be burdened with paying the cash bill? How can I possibly justify spending more? Our political leadership has never described what a victory should or will look like. Our military leadership keeps on killing and getting promoted. We have recruited, thoroughly trained, and equipped the Iraqi armed forces and police forces. It is time for Iraq to defend Iraq. America cannot afford to do a Napoleon and spend our blood and treasure not winning piss ant wars (like Napoleon did in Spain) that weaken us to the point we cannot defend ourselves in the larger conflicts that are coming. There is a larger conflict coming...not a single doubt in my mind about that! The weaker we get, the sooner that conflict will begin. We need to get on with doing for our own (and now broken) armed forces what we have done for Iraq. And we cannot do that in Iraq.