Sounds logical.
But Iraq is really only the small piece of the picture.
I once had a Chrysler Lebaron that I really liked (for what it was, anyway). But at around 140,000 miles it needed a new top, new CV joints, new front suspension and the tranny was getting a bit, well, old.
I traded it in.
Replacing the $800 top was just a piece of the total story that totalled a lot more than the car was worth. Iraq is the “convertible top” in our current crisis because, truth be told, it is a perfect storm of crises.
On a side note, I just got back from watching Fox News in the cafeteria here. The unlimited - and serious - scandals taht are all getting legs at about the same time reminded me of NPR’s lament in early January about 2013: “2013 has been Obama’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year”. And I remember thinking at the time, “You think that was bad? Wait’ll next year!”
I honestly do not think we will survive the Obama presidency. It is prudent to prepare for that future.
I can certainly share your dismay. However, I think we as a nation can survive a knave and poltroon like our current esteemed President. Jefferson’s adage about watering the tree of liberty may, however be part of all that.