[SLB]

And Iraq is different than Germany or Japan. If you can't see that, then there is really no reason to debate this issue

Sometimes folks can't see the forest for the trees. It is so obvious that they do not choose to understand or even listen to logical arguements.

[ilgipper]

Iraq is not the same as Germany or Japan, but Germany was not the same as Japan. Each case involves a different set of people, and a different culture. It was said here that it took 5-6 years in Japan, 1-2 year in Germany, yet people here think 30 days after Iraq was taken, we should be bringing all our troops home. Talk about unreasonable expectations.