[darkwing104]

certainly not for introducing 'democracy' (whatever that means) to a culture that wants nothing to do with it.

You could have of say the same thing about post war Japan in 1946.

Besides, pulling soldiers out before the mission is completed is akin to calling them incompetent...

[rb22982]

Comparing Japan and Muslim crazies is humerous. Japan may not have liked America in 1946 but they are and have been relatively rational. Muslim crazies have never been rational for centuries

Besides, pulling soldiers out before the mission is completed is akin to calling them incompetent...

Wasn't the original mission to dismantle Saddam and remove the threat of weapons of mass destruction? If not, then what is the mission, and how exactly do we win it? At what cost of US lives and money are you willing to spend to achieve that exactly?