Boils down to our being in Iraq is to keep tempers in check in the oil producing world and to keep the islamonuts from shutting down the 21st Century. Economically, defensively,...
Could be just as simple as that. But you know, as FUBAR as the entire world is right now, I'm just not sure there's anything other than Whack-a-Mole going on in the Whitehouse!
How in the world could you devise an overall strategy (or doctrine) that could coherently address all the chaos that's going on now?
I for one, wouldn't want my nephew growing up to be President these days!
well said