[Hatband]

Winning is good. So, is there any plan to bring the troops home after victory or will we have permanent military bases there?

[billhilly]

“Winning is good. So, is there any plan to bring the troops home after victory or will we have permanent military bases there?”

With the circumstances in Iran it wouldn’t make a lot of sense to give up our presence in Iraq. More than 60 years after WWII, we are still in Europe. The key is to end conflict, not necessarily to abandon the country.

[GourmetDan]

"Winning is good. So, is there any plan to bring the troops home after victory or will we have permanent military bases there?"

Oh I'm sure we'll maintain permanent bases there. It would be foolish not to. Probably way out in the desert where nobody gets too excited about them but still allow us to project power in the region.

They're breeding new bad guys that need killin all the time. We just got a little bit ahead of them for a while.

[Ann Archy]

You seem like a shallow thinker.....of course we will have a military presence there forever, to keep peace and order in the VOLATILE middle east....is that you, Dennis??

[Blue State Insurgent]

We will NEVER abandon the Iraqi people.

[kabar]

Winning is good. So, is there any plan to bring the troops home after victory or will we have permanent military bases there?

I hope we have a permanent presence in Iraq for some time to come. It will change the dynamic in the Middle East.