Before it's too late

There have been lots of lame arguments made about why our troops must not be pulled from Iraq but what about reasons they should be pulled? First there is the argument that they're in the middle of a two thousand year old civil war between muslim sects and can not cure that age old conflagration. Secondly their continued presence is at least partially inflaming the issue. The big question to me, now that we've heard about the use of chlorine gas in Iraq, is what if those brave troops become targets in stepped up attacks including those of a chemical, biological, or nuclear nature? What if the casualties take a sudden sharp upturn into the hundred or two a day range. What then will we have accomplished by staying.

Everyone is wary of leaving a power vacuum but I'd rather do that than lose American Lives, at any pace.

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