Pull out now and youre creating a breeding ground for terrorism and anti-American sentiments. Like the Afghanistan war in 1979 where the US support local troops against the Soviets and then left once their immediate interest was satisfied. That resulted in an armed, well funded and resentful Bin Laden and a government that harbored him.
President Bush has taken a lot of missteps in his 7 years...including going into Iraq essentially unilaterally... but he is partially right here. Leaving Iraq now will harbor resentful groups in Iraq and we'll turn on our TV's in 10 years and wonder "how did this happen?" But, you cant win a war on volunteer signups, political correctness, and without full resources being deployed.
Whoever gets the job in 2008 is going to have a mess to clean up - cant believe people actually want that job.
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