^^^^^^^^^^^Whatever happened to the concept of VICTORY ???^^^^^^^^^
The fact that we're seriously talking about troop reductions is victory. We set up the democracy. They run it.
^^^^^^^^^As inscrutable as the Japanese were a few decades of occupation turned them into good little capitalists ! ! !^^^^^^^^
You're assuming the same won't happen in Iraq. Nostradamus, is that you?
I hope you aren't forgetting lebanon, afghanistan, egypt, and other nations in the area that are making strides in the correct direction. You don't think these are all just isolated incedents, do you?
You are familiar with the concept of Vietnamization aren't you ??? and what happened 30 years ago this April 30th ???