[SoftwareEngineer]

I wish them well too and a happy kid anywhere is worth anything in heaven.

My only complaint is that we should have had a permanent presence in Iraq. That is our beachhead.

Whenever we do that (Europe, Japan etc) we ensure peace for generations.

[Sacajaweau]

I agree it was our beachhead and IMHO, if we had not gone there, it would have been the biggest Alqueda base in the world.

I can remember the Middle East being "a problem" from when I was a kid in third grade...almost 60 years now.

Our problem is still "oil dependence"....and it's the Dems who are keeping us in a very bad position with their "no drill" policy....AND ultimately causes the surge in prices for oil......And CORN related industries. They're just plain stupid.

[Tommyjo]

Iraq is a sovereign nation. The Coalition doesn’t own it and are simply guests of the Iraqi government in power. The same for Afghanistan.