Hey, I'm getting in with singed tail feathers myself, so who am I to judge?
I hope I'm not stepping on toes too hard, but if I hear "we took the war to them" or "if we pull out, they'll bring the war to us" one more time, I'm going to scream. They haven't seen jihad yet if they set foot near the people I love. I & every other American will blow them to Hades. That's exactly what they & the self-seeking, greedy, power-hungry jerks we have for leaders want...for us to fear them. Guess what? WE DON'T!
Iraq is not our country, never was. We do NOT belong there. Give them weapons to defend themselves & get out. According to those crying the loudest for us to stay, Iraqis are all wonderful people, right? So let the wonderful people run their own country, defend their country. It's THEIR freakin' country already, not our's.
I'm not sure if we will ever heal the damage done by entering Iraq. We've ticked off the whole world. Please think about this for a minute...you have grown up in (pick any country but America) & you read about this war start to finish. How would you view America? Would you see America as a self-seeking bully? Would you see America as a danger to other countries? After all, if America will attack for oil, what's next? I don't fear terrorists. I fear the destruction of the country I love by the jerks in charge of it.