Posted on 07/25/2008 10:33:45 AM PDT by NCDragon
All along, the ideal approach toward winding down America's costly involvement in Iraq has been to leave as soon as possible, but no sooner -- meaning that the exit should be managed to avoid snatching defeat from the jaws of something that might resemble victory.
When the war was nothing but a hideous hemorrhage of lives and treasure, with Iraqis killing each other by the thousands and U.S. troops caught in the middle, it seemed far-fetched to think that our continued presence could help turn the tide for the better. The loss of more than 4,000 American lives in what looked to many to be a futile cause was bad enough without more sacrifice that simply compounded the damage.
That was the perspective shared by Sen. Barack Obama and many Democratic voters who helped propel him toward their party's presidential nomination. Then, some positive news for a change -- mainstream Iraqi Sunnis and Shiites began to turn on the violent extremists in their own sects, and the surge of American forces ordered by President Bush gained momentum with a new counterterrorism strategy.
The upshot is that violence has abated to the point that troops deployed in connection with the surge have been withdrawn or are in the process of leaving.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsobserver.com ...
When do we pull out of Illinois?
6000 Americans have been murdered here since 2003 and there’s no plan for withdrawal.
OSAMA OBAMA HUSSEIN is Heartsick that We have Victory in IRAQ NOW!!! Katie Couric had him stuttering and in Mental Meltdown because he found it Impossible to say “ THE SURGE WORKED AND OUR MILITARY WON THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM IN IRAQ!!! He is a Traitorous AGENT of Evil! :-O
The MSM is in panic. This convoluted doublespeak editorial is evidence of it.
how many of those were in Obama’s ‘hood, Chicago?
About half.
The N&O is a liberal rag in Raleigh. I quit reading their shallow editorials years ago. Based on their profits, so has everyone else.
They are irrelevant.
We should withdraw from LA, Atlanta, Baltimore and Detroit too!
You’re right!!!
It’s almost as bad there!
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