Reply #22: Unfortunately, all our choices suck at this point [View All]

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To simply cut and run leaves Iraq in civil war and much worse off than they were before we got there.

To stay in with the troop levels we have now is to continue a holding action against the insurgents and continue taking casualties and unfortunately killing civilians.

If we ramp up the troop level, we can control large parts of Iraq and possibly lower our casualty rate, but the guerrilla war will continue, just like Vietnam. So will the civilian casualties.

Personally, I'd like to see W on his knees begging the UN Security Council to come in with a multinational force large enough to replace our troops and draw our forces down that way.

Unfortunately, W pissed off all the allies we have with large enough armies to do that, except for the Brits, who are also looking for a way out.