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**arraxylap** · 03-09-2010, 11:28 PM

If we had won, there would be a stable Iraq, producing and exporting 5 million barrels of oil/day.

Define 'a stable Iraq.' We are past the era of the losing party trotting out with a white flag, or even surrendering in the wake of another country destroying every man woman and child in two of their cities. We aren't going to do that again, I feel fairly certain. I think the degree of stability required is purely subjective. I mean look how long we have had a presence in Germany and I have to question if it was really necessary after the first 5 years or so. Ramstein has been a BIG outlay for the US but with very little return, IMO.

I think it is debatable whether we should have ever been in Iraq and it was hotly debated for years. I find it VERY ironic that those who debated so hotly against us even being there now think we are pulling out too soon.

03-09-2010, 11:28 PM	#23
arraxylap Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 448 Senior Member	If we had won, there would be a stable Iraq, producing and exporting 5 million barrels of oil/day. Define 'a stable Iraq.' We are past the era of the losing party trotting out with a white flag, or even surrendering in the wake of another country destroying every man woman and child in two of their cities. We aren't going to do that again, I feel fairly certain. I think the degree of stability required is purely subjective. I mean look how long we have had a presence in Germany and I have to question if it was really necessary after the first 5 years or so. Ramstein has been a BIG outlay for the US but with very little return, IMO. I think it is debatable whether we should have ever been in Iraq and it was hotly debated for years. I find it VERY ironic that those who debated so hotly against us even being there now think we are pulling out too soon.
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