Reply #26: I also disagree [View All]

[skullj]

If the United States leaves Iraq, it won't be because of an inability to pay for operations, or a lack of troops. The United States has a GDP of $11.75 trillion, and armed forces numbering 499,000 active duty troops, and 700,000 reserves. Military expenditures are 3.3% of the GDP, less than half of what was spent during the cold war. So far less than $300 billion has been spent for 2 1/2 years of operations in Iraq.

If the United States leaves Iraq anytime soon, it will be a purely political decision.